Protection of retinal ganglion cells against glaucomatous neuropathy by neurotrophin-producing, genetically modified neural progenitor cells in a rat model

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1394-1400

  Wang, Ningli ^a   Zeng, Mingbing ^c   Ruan, Yiwen ^a,b   Wu, Heping ^a,b   Chen, Jingchang ^a   Fan, Zhigang ^a   Zhen, Huling ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Glaucoma; Neuropathy; Neurotrophic factor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AXOPLASM FLOW; BRAIN; CELL DENSITY; CELL LABELING; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GENE TRANSFER; GLAUCOMA; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; STEM CELL; TARGET ORGAN; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GLAUCOMA; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STEM CELLS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0036741335     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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