Lens epithelial cells promote regrowth of retinal ganglion cells in culture and in vivo

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 699-704

  Wong, Wai Kai ^a   Cheung, Anny W S ^a   Cho, Eric Y P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hamsters; Lens epithelial cells; Optic nerve; Regeneration; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; EXPLANT; HAMSTER; IN VIVO STUDY; LENS EPITHELIUM; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLERA TOXIN; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRICETINAE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; NEURITES; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 33745451432     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000215776.91850.96     Document Type: Article

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