Calcium overload triggers rod photoreceptor apoptotic cell death in chemical-induced and inherited retinal degenerations.
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Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Texas 77204-6052, USA. dafox@uh.edu
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D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D017949:Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / Q000473:pathology; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000473:pathology; D017948:Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells / Q000473:pathology*
D002118:Calcium