Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) promotes the survival of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats: Comparison to and combination with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 382-390

  Yan, Qiao ^a   Wang, Jue ^a   Matheson, Christine R ^a   Urich, Janal L ^a  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Cell death; GDNF receptor; Retrograde transport; RGC

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; AXOTOMY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OPTIC NERVE; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0032943670     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19990215)38:3<382::AID-NEU7>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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