Effects of different neurotrophic factors on the survival of retinal ganglion cells after a complete intraorbital nerve crush injury: A quantitative in vivo study

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-41

  Parrilla Reverter, Guillermo ^a,b   Agudo, Marta ^a,b   Sobrado Calvo, Paloma ^a   Salinas Navarro, Manuel ^a   Villegas Pérez, María P ^a   Vidal Sanz, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BDNF; CNTF; neuronal degeneration; neuroprotection; NT 4; optic nerve crush; retina; survival

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; FLUOROGOLD; NEUROTROPHIN 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 67349217127     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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