Stimulating axonal regeneration of mature retinal ganglion cells and overcoming inhibitory signaling

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-85

  Fischer, Dietmar ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliary neurotrophic factor; Inflammatory stimulation; Leukemia inhibitory factor; Optic nerve regeneration; Taxol

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOKINE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MYELIN; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3;

CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OPTIC NERVE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84862762933     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1302-7     Document Type: Review

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