Combined therapies in the treatment of neurotrauma: Polymers, bridges and gene therapy in visual system repair

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 300-305

  Harvey, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Ciliary neurotrophic factor; Growth factors; Optic nerve; Optic tract; Peripheral nerve; Retinal ganglion cells; Transplantation; Viral vectors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; PROTEIN KINASE; VIRUS VECTOR;

CELL GROWTH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROPROTECTION; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

BRAIN INJURIES; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; POLYMERS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34347378306     PISSN: 16602854     EISSN: 16602862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101886     Document Type: Review

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