Secondary degeneration after partial optic nerve transection : mechanisms and the neuroprotective effects of lycium barbarum

Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease and one of the major causes of blindness in the world. Secondary degeneration is involved in glaucoma. The retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) which are vulnerable to secondary degeneration in glaucoma are the promising target population for therapeutic intervention...

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Main Authors: Li, Hongying, 李洪英
Other Authors: Chang, RCC
Language:English
Published: The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10722/197129