Effect of purified murine NGF on isolated photoreceptors of a rodent developing retinitis pigmentosa.

A number of different studies have shown that neurotrophins, including nerve growth factor (NGF) support the survival of retinal ganglion neurons during a variety if insults. Recently, we have reported that that eye NGF administration can protect also photoreceptor degeneration in a mice and rat wit...

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa Rocco, Bijorn Omar Balzamino, Pamela Petrocchi Passeri, Alessandra Micera, Luigi Aloe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4405340?pdf=render