Regenerative Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) in the Retina after Kainic Acid Excitotoxic Damage

Regenerative Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) in the Retina after Kainic Acid Excitotoxic Damage

In addition to its role as an endocrine messenger, growth hormone (GH) also acts as a neurotrophic factor in the central nervous system (CNS), whose effects are involved in neuroprotection, axonal growth, and synaptogenic modulation. An increasing amount of clinical evidence shows a beneficial effec...

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Main Authors: Carlos G. Martinez-Moreno, David Epardo, Jerusa E. Balderas-Márquez, Thomas Fleming, Martha Carranza, Maricela Luna, Steve Harvey, Carlos Arámburo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
growth hormone
retina
regeneration
synaptogenic
neurotrophic
excitotoxicity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/18/4433

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