Prolonged administration of NT-4/5 fails to rescue most axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats

Vision Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1517-1524

  Clarke, David B ^a   Bray, Garth M ^a   Aguayo, Albert J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult rats; Apoptosis; Axotomy; Cell death; Neurotrophin 4 5; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AXOTOMY; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; OPTIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032077513     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00341-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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