Müller glial cell-dependent regeneration of the neural retina: An overview across vertebrate model systems

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 245, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 727-738

  Hamon, Annaïg ^a,b   Roger, Jérôme E ^a,b   Yang, Xian Jie ^c   Perron, Muriel ^a,b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Centre d Etude et de Recherche Thérapeutique en Ophtalmologie   (France)

^c JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

M ller cells; regeneration; retina; stem cells

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BIRD; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; FISH; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MEDICINE; MUELLER CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINAL NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; REVIEW;

EID: 84975126815     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24375     Document Type: Review

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