Vaccination stimulates retinal ganglion cell regeneration in the adult optic nerve
We examined whether vaccination of adult rats with spinal cord homogenate (SCH) can promote regeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) after microcrush lesion of the optic nerve. Injured animals vaccinated with SCH showed axon growth into the optic nerve and such regeneration was not observed in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-02-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999610200013X |