Elevated mRNA expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in retinal ganglion cell layer after optic nerve injury

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1840-1847

  Gao, Hua ^a   Qiao, Xiaoxi ^a   Hefti, Franz ^a   Hollyfield, Joe G ^b   Knusel, Beat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Neurotrophins; Optic nerve injury; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NEUROPROTECTION; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0030826644     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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