Open AccessSphingosine-1 phosphate prevents ethanol-induced corneal epithelial apoptosis
Author(s) -
Pierre Fournié,
Stéphane Galiacy,
Marie–Laure Ranty,
Isabelle RicoLattes,
F Malecaze,
J.–C. Quintyn
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.94052
Subject(s) - tunel assay , apoptosis , corneal epithelium , sphingosine 1 phosphate , sphingosine , chemistry , epithelium , biochemistry , medicine , pathology , receptor
Apoptosis is a programmed cell death in multicellular organisms, found in a wide variety of conditions, including inflammatory process, everywhere in the body, including the cornea and conjunctiva.