Free radical scavenging and inhibition of nitric oxide synthase potentiates the neurotrophic effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on axotomized retinal ganglion cells in vivo

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1038-1046

  Klöcker, Nikolaj ^a   Cellerino, Alessandro ^a   Bähr, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Axotomy; BDNF; Excitotoxicity; Free radical scavenger; Neurodegeneration; Nitric oxide; Retina; S PBN

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FREE RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0031940544     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-03-01038.1998     Document Type: Article

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