Role of crystallins in ocular neuroprotection and axonal regeneration

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 145-161

  Thanos, Solon ^a,b   Böhm, Michael R R ^a,b   Meyer Zu Hörste, Melissa ^c,d   Prokosch Willing, Verena ^a   Hennig, Maren ^e   Bauer, Dirk ^e   Heiligenhaus, Arndt ^a,e  

^a Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e ST FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal regrowth; Crystallins; Glaucoma injury; Neuroprotection; Retina

Indexed keywords

BETA B2 CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CRYSTALLIN; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTE; AXONAL REGENERATION; CELL STRESS; CELL SURVIVAL; EXPERIMENTAL GLAUCOMA; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; NERVE ELONGATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RETINA CELL; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE;

AXONS; CRYSTALLINS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84906064796     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: 18731635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.06.004     Document Type: Review

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