High pressure-induced retinal ischaemia reperfusion causes upregulation of gap junction protein connexin43 prior to retinal ganglion cell loss

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 144-152

  Kerr, Nathan M ^a   Johnson, Cameron S ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Eady, Elizabeth K ^a   Green, Colin R ^a   Danesh Meyer, Helen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Connexin43; Gap junctions; Retina ischaemia; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CONNEXIN 43; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; ISOLECTIN B4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL LOSS; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INJURY; RETINA ISCHEMIA; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CONNEXIN 43; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MALE; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84862809543     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.12.027     Document Type: Article

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