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Two Animal Models of Retinal Degeneration Are Rescued by Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus-Mediated Production of FGF-5 and FGF-18
1 Apr 2001
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The goal of these experiments was to evaluate the potential of the fibroblast growth factor family members FGF-5 and FGF-18 to rescue photoreceptors from cell death in retinal degenerative disease. Two strains of transgenic rats, expressing either a P23H or an S334ter rhodopsin mutation, were used as model systems. The neurotrophic growth factors were delivered by subretinal injection of adeno-associated virus...
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