Effect of eye NGF administration on two animal models of retinal ganglion cells degeneration

• Main Authors: Valeria Colafrancesco (Author), Marco Coassin (Author), Simona Rossi (Author), Luigi Aloe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of nerve growth factor (NGF) administration on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in experimentally induced glaucoma (GL) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). GL was induced in adult rats by injection of hypertonic saline into the episcleral vein of the eye a...