Influence of extracellular matrix components on the expression of integrins and regeneration of adult retinal ganglion cells.

PURPOSE:Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are exposed to injury in a variety of optic nerve diseases including glaucoma. However, not all cells respond in the same way to damage and the capacity of individual RGCs to survive or regenerate is variable. In order to elucidate factors that may be important...

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Main Authors: Elena Vecino, Janosch P Heller, Patricia Veiga-Crespo, Keith R Martin, James W Fawcett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125250