Ocular neuroprotection / 
edited by Leonard A. Levin, Adriana Di Polo. 
 - New York :  Marcel Dekker,  c2003. 
 - xi, 322 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> In vitro models /  Culture of retinal neurons --  In vivo models of optic nerve damage --  Crush injury of the optic nerve /  Intraocular pressure elevation: vein cauterization /  Intraocular pressure elevation: injecting hypertonic saline into episcleral veins /  Intraocular pressure elevation: laser photocoagulation of the trebecular meshwork /  In vivo models of retinal damage --  Light-induced retinal degeneration /  Retinal degeneration /  Retinal ischemia / Manuel Vidal-Sanz et al --  Neuroprotective strategies --  Drug delivery /  Recombinant viral vectors /  Analysis of neuronal survival and function --  Quantification of retinal cells /  Ex vivo and whole-mount retinal preparations /  Detection of single-cell apoptosis /  Imaging of retinal ganglion cells /  Evaluation of retinal function: electroretinography /  Clinical trials --  Evaluation of visual outcome /  Clinical trials in neuroprotection /  Regulatory issues in clinical trials /  Index.  James D. Lindsey --  Michal Schwartz and Eti Yoles --  Sansar C. Sharma --  John C. Morrison, Elaine C. Johnson, Lijun Jia, and William O. Cepurna --  B'Ann T. Gabelt, James N. Ver Hoeve, and Paul L. Kaufman --  Daniel T. Organisciak, R. M. Darrow, and L.S. Barsalou --  Ward M. Peterson --  Robert W. Nickells and Cassandra L. Schlamp --  Przemyslaw Sapieha and Adriana Di Polo --  Christine A. Curcio and Kenneth R. Sloan --  Arthur J. Weber --  William G. Tatton, Ruth M.E. Chalmers-Redman, and Nadine A. Tatton --  Joshua P. Vrabec and Leonard A. Levin --  Marc Hébert and Pierre Lachapelle --  Pamela A. Sample --  Scott M. Whitcup --  Anthony C. Arnold --  I.  1.  II.  2.  3.  4.  5.  III.  6.  7.  8.  IV.  9.  10.  V.  11.  12.  13.  14.  15.  VI.  16.  17.  18. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>082474070X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004268082 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101189601  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Neuroophthalmology.<br/>Glaucoma.<br/>Retina--Diseases.<br/>Optic nerve--Diseases.<br/>Retina--Cytology.<br/>Neuropratective agents.<br/>Retina--Physiology.<br/>Biomedical Research.<br/>Neurons--Cytology.<br/>Neurons--Physiology.<br/>Neuroprotective Agents--Therapeutic use.<br/>Optic Nerve Diseases--Drug therapy.<br/>Retinal Diseases--Drug therapy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RE871  / .O29 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.7/32 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2003 K-685 WW 270  / O217 2003