The effects of excitatory amino acids and their transporters on function and structure of the distal retina in albino rabbits

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-265

  Levinger, E ^a   Zemel, E ^b   Perlman, I ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electroretinogram; Excitoxicity; Glutamate transporters; M ller cells; Rabbit; Retina

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; DEXTRO GLUTAMIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SLC1A3 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

A WAVE; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RABBIT; RETINA; RETINA INJURY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; RABBITS; RETINA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84872191546     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: 15732622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10633-012-9354-x     Document Type: Article

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