c-Jun Expression in Surviving and Regenerating Retinal Ganglion Cells: Effects of Intravitreal Neurotrophic Supply

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 5342-5348

  Lu, Qiang ^a,b   Cui, Qi ^c   Yip, Henry K ^a   So, Kwok Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FLUORESCENT DYE; PROTEIN C JUN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CRICETINAE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; INJECTIONS; MESOCRICETUS; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; REGENERATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0344851523     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.03-0444     Document Type: Article

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