Neuro-glial interactions in the adult rat retina after reaxotomy of ganglion cells: Examination of neuron survival and phagocytic microglia using fluorescent tracers

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 391-396

  Schuetz, Erik ^a   Thanos, Solon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Axotomy; Glia; Nerve graft; Optic nerve

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LABELING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE GROWTH; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 1042278861     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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