Evaluation of a partial optic nerve crush model in rats

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 401-404

  Tan, Hai Bo ^a   Shen, Xi ^a   Cheng, Yu ^a   Jiao, Qin ^a   Yang, Zi Jian ^a   Zhong, Yi Sheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Optic nerve; Partial crush injury model; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

1,1' DIOCTADECYL 3,3,3',3' TETRAMETHYLINDOCARBOCYANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PARTIAL OPTIC NERVE CRUSH; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 84863919897     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2012.619     Document Type: Article

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