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Deficiency in matrix metalloproteinase gelatinase B (MMP-9) protects against retinal ganglion cell death after optic nerve ligation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 Dec 2002
Chintala Shravan K, Zhang Xu, Austin Jeffrey S, Fini M Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
Loss of retinal ganglion cells is the final end point in blinding diseases of the optic nerve such as glaucoma. To enable the use of mouse genetics to investigate mechanisms underlying ganglion cell loss, we adapted an experimental model of optic nerve ligation to the mouse and further characteri...
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