Generating retinal neurons by reprogramming retinal pigment epithelial cells

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1227-1239

  Wang, Shu Zhen ^a   Ma, Wenxin ^a,b   Yan, Run Tao ^a   Mao, Weiming ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell replacement; Photoreceptors; Regeneration; Retinal ganglion cells; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHICK EMBRYO; GENE CONTROL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PLASTICITY; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; RETINAL NEURONS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77954682596     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2010.495218     Document Type: Review

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