Positive effects of bFGF modified rat amniotic epithelial cells transplantation on transected rat optic nerve.

Effective therapy for visual loss caused by optic nerve injury or diseases has not been achieved even though the optic nerve has the regeneration potential after injury. This study was designed to modify amniotic epithelial cells (AECs) with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) gene, preliminarily...

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Main Authors: Jia-Xin Xie, Yu Feng, Jian-Min Yuan, Zhen-Dong You, Hai-Yan Lin, Chang-Lin Lu, Jia-Jun Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4347977?pdf=render