Back to basics - Ephrins, axonal guidance, neuroprotection and glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1106-

  Cordeiro, M Francesca ^a   Erskine, Lynda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN;

EDITORIAL; GLAUCOMA; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AXONS; EPHRINS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34548318877     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.116368     Document Type: Editorial

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