Differential effects of intravitreal optic nerve and sciatic nerve grafts on the survival of retinal ganglion cells and the regeneration of their axons

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 983-991

  Cho, K S ^a,c   Chung, S K ^a,b   Yip, H K ^a,b   So, K F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LOSS; CELL SURVIVAL; GLIA CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; BRAIN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRICETINAE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GROWTH CONES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; NERVE REGENERATION; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035790573     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021884606771     Document Type: Article

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