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Intravitreal NGF administration counteracts retina degeneration after permanent carotid artery occlusion in rat

BACKGROUND: The neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) is produced by different cell types in the anterior and posterior eye, exerting a neuroprotective role in the adult life. The visual system is highly sensitive to NGF and the retina and optic nerve provides suitable subjects for the study of cen...

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Autores principales: Sivilia, Sandra, Giuliani, Alessandro, Fernández, Mercedes, Turba, Maria Elena, Forni, Monica, Massella, Alessandro, De Sordi, Nadia, Giardino, Luciana, Calzà, Laura
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19473529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-10-52