Diffuse traumatic axonal injury in the optic nerve does not elicit retinal ganglion cell loss

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 768-781

  Wang, Jiaqiong ^a   Fox, Michael A ^a   Povlishock, John T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microglia macrophage; Retinal ganglion cell survival; Traumatic axonal injury; Traumatic brain injury; Visual system; YFP 16 transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F1; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CELL DEATH; CELL LOSS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CASPASE 3; CELL DEATH; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROGLIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OPTIC NERVE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3A;

EID: 84880916681     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e31829d8d9d     Document Type: Article

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