The potential of stem cell research for the treatment of neuronal damage in glaucoma

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-325

  Karl, Mike O ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^b CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE THERAPIES DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Neuroprotection; Regeneration; Retina; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; CELL LOSS; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MUELLER CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; RETINA; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84880768643     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-013-1646-2     Document Type: Review

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