Effect of simvastatin on retinal Bcl-2/Bax expression and cell apoptosis in rats with ischemia-reperfusion injury

Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 826-832

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Yan, Hua ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 Associated X protein; Proto oncogene proteins c bcl 2; Reperfusion injury; Retinal diseases; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SIMVASTATIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN ARTERY; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA; TIME; TUNEL ASSAY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA; SIMVASTATIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84920543468     PISSN: 04124081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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