CNTF and BDNF have similar effects on retinal ganglion cell survival but differential effects on nitric oxide synthase expression soon after optic nerve injury

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1497-1503

  Zhang, Cheng Wu ^a   Lu, Qiang ^b,e   You, Si Wei ^b,f   Zhi, Ye ^a   Yip, Henry K ^b   Wu, Wutian ^b   So, Kwok Fai ^b   Cui, Qi ^a,c,d  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^f FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SCAVENGER; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NERVE PROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LABELING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HAMSTER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; ANIMAL; CELL PROTECTION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CRICETINAE; CYTOPROTECTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITROARGININE; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 18244380339     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0664     Document Type: Article

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