Glial cells and glaucomatous neuropathy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 326-335

  Zhong, Yi Sheng ^a   Leung, Christopher Kai Shun ^b   Pang, Chi Pui ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENDOTHELIN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; LAMININ; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NESTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S 100; RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; TENASCIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLAUCOMA; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY GLAUCOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA;

EID: 33947128066     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200702020-00014     Document Type: Article

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