Long-term neuronal survival, regeneration, and transient target reconnection after optic nerve crush and mesenchymal stem cell transplantation

Retina and/or optic nerve injury may cause irreversible blindness, due to degeneration of retinal ganglion cells. We and others have previously shown that the intravitreal injection of mesenchymal stem cells (...

Source: Stem Cell Research and Therapy - April 17, 2019 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Louise A. Mesentier-Louro, Leandro C. Teixeira-Pinheiro, Fernanda Gubert, Juliana F. Vasques, Almir J. Silva-Junior, Luiza Chimeli-Ormonde, Gabriel Nascimento-dos-Santos, Rosalia Mendez-Otero and Marcelo F. Santiago Tags: Research Source Type: research