Effect of geranylgeranylacetone on the protection of retinal ganglion cells in a mouse model of normal tension glaucoma

Glaucoma is characterized by axonal degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and apoptotic death of their cell bodies, and lowering intraocular pressure is associated with an attenuation of progressive optic nerve damage. Nevertheless, intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction alone was not enough t...

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Main Authors: Dong, Zhenyu, Shinmei, Yasuhiro, Dong, Yoko, Inafuku, Saori, Fukuhara, Junichi, Ando, Ryo, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Kanda, Atsuhiro, Tanaka, Kohichi, Noda, Kousuke, Harada, Takayuki, Chin, Shinki, Ishida, Susumu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5103079/