Intravitreal transplants of Schwann cells and fibroblasts promote the survival of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1029, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-64

  Li, Shengxiu ^a   Hu, Bing ^a   Tay, David ^a   So, Kwok Fai ^a   Yip, Henry Ka Fun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fibroblast; Intravitreal transplant; Retinal ganglion cell; Schwann cell; Survival

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; CELL SURVIVAL; FIBROBLASTS; NERVE REGENERATION; OPTIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 7744228098     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.09.038     Document Type: Article

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