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Structural and functional neuroprotection in glaucoma: role of galantamine-mediated activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Loss of vision due to glaucoma is caused by the selective death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Treatments for glaucoma, limited to drugs or surgery to lower intraocular pressure (IOP), are insufficient. Therefore, a pressing medic...

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Autores principales: Almasieh, M, Zhou, Y, Kelly, M E, Casanova, C, Di Polo, A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3032334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21364635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2009.23