Intraocular gene transfer of ciliary neurotrophic factor rescues photoreceptor degeneration in RCS rats

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-48

  Huang, Shun Ping ^a   Lin, Po Kang ^a   Liu, Jorn Hon ^a   Khor, Chin Ni ^b   Lee, Yih Jing ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cell apoptosis; Ciliary neurotrophic factor; Gene transfer; Neurotrophic factors; Photoreceptor degeneration; Retina; Royal College of Surgeons rat

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; RECOMBINANT CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EMBRYO; EYE; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0942278968     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075287     Document Type: Article

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