Vascular endothelial growth factor promotes anatomical and functional recovery of injured peripheral nerves in the avascular cornea
Open Access
- 20 March 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 27 (7), 2756-2767
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-225185
Abstract
Peripheral nerve injury is a major neurological disorder that can cause severe motor and sensory dysfunction. Neurogenic effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) have been found in the ce...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Eye Institute
- National Institutes of Health (R01EY018594, K08EY015829)
- Research to Prevent Blindness
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