A preliminary study of the neuroprotective role of citicoline eye drops in glaucomatous optic neuropathy

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 549-553

  Roberti, Gloria ^a   Tanga, Lucia ^a   Parisi, Vincenzo ^a   Sampalmieri, Massimo ^a   Centofanti, Marco ^a,b   Manni, Gianluca ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citicoline; glaucoma; neuroprotection; progression

Indexed keywords

CITICOLINE; EYE DROPS; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; MOUSE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE CHOLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; MICE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 84901821725     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.133484     Document Type: Article

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