Retinal neuroprotection by growth factors: A mechanistic perspective

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-75

  Chaum, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Glaucoma; Growth factors; Neuroprotection; Photoreceptors; Retina; Retinal degeneration; Retinal ganglion calls; Signal; Transduction

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOKINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN KINASE B; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RHODOPSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; EYE DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLIN D1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0037214277     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10354     Document Type: Review

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