Neuroprotection in glaucoma: Is there a future role of Helicobacter pylori eradication?

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 436-438

  Kountouras, Jannis ^a   Zavos, Christos ^a   Deretzi, Georgia ^a   Polyzos, Stergios A ^a   Gavalas, Emmanuel ^a   Tsiaousi, Elena ^a   Giartza Taxidou, Evaggelia ^a   Chatzopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Michael, Stavros ^a   Tsarouchas, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ERADICATION THERAPY; GLAUCOMA; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; GLAUCOMA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 79955154012     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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