A Conditional Immortalized Mouse Müller Glial Cell Line Expressing Glial and Retinal Stem Cell Genes
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A conditional immortalized mouse muller glial cell line expressing glial and retinal stem cell genes.
PURPOSE Müller glia have multiple functions in the retina, including synthesis of neurotrophic factors, uptake and metabolism of neurotransmitters, spatial buffering of ions, maintenance of the blood-retinal barrier, and response to injury. A population of Müller glia has some stem cell-like characteristics both in vivo and in vitro. The purpose of this study was to generate and characterize no...
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عنوان ژورنال: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1552-5783
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-5395