Optic nerve transection in monkeys may result in secondary degeneration of retinal ganglion cells

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 975-982

  Levkovitch Verbin, H ^a   Quigley, H A ^a   Kerrigan Baumrind, L A ^a   D'Anna, S A ^a   Kerrigan, D ^a   Pease, M E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MACACA; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLUTAMIC ACID; MACACA FASCICULARIS; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0035069373     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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