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Fibroblast growth factor-2 decreases hyperoxia-induced photoreceptor cell death in mice.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2001
Yamada H, Yamada E, Ando A, Esumi N, Bora N, Saikia J, Sung C H, Zack D J, Campochiaro P A
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) has neurotrophic effects in vitro and in vivo. It has been demonstrated to decrease photoreceptor cell death in rats exposed to constant light and in rats with an inherited defect in retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis, but the effects of intravitreou...
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