Mechanisms of retinal ganglion cell injury in aging and glaucoma

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-178

  Chrysostomou, Vicki ^a   Trounce, Ian A ^a   Crowston, Jonathan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Ganglion cell injury; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

AGING; BLOOD VISCOSITY; ENERGY YIELD; GLAUCOMA; MITOCHONDRION; OPTIC NERVE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; VASOSPASM;

AGING; CELL DEATH; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 77956564544     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316478     Document Type: Review

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