Müller Cells in the Healthy and Diseased Retina

by Andreas Reichenbach and Andreas Bringmann

Book Overview

M ller cells may be used in the future for novel therapeutic strategies to protect neurons against apoptosis (for example, somatic gene therapy), or to differentiate retinal neurons from M ller/stem cells. Meanwhile, a proper understanding of the gliotic responses of M ller cells in the diseased retina, and of their protective vs. detrimental effects, is essential for the development of efficient therapeutic strategies that use and stimulate the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441916717
• ISBN13: 9781441916716
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 417 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"