Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 178, Issue 1 , Pages 40-48 , September 2006

Retinal ganglion cell damage induced by spontaneous autoimmune optic neuritis in MOG-specific TCR transgenic mice

  • Yangtai Guan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • Department of Neurology, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 174 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Tel.: +1 215 955 2583; fax: +1 215 503 5848.
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  • Kenneth S. Shindler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute, 51 N. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    • Tel.: +1 215 662 8042; fax: +1 215 243 4694.
    • ,
  • Philomela Tabuena

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • ,
  • A.M. Rostami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

Received 3 February 2006 ,Revised 16 May 2006 ,Accepted 17 May 2006.

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PII: S0165-5728(06)00197-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.05.019

Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 178, Issue 1 , Pages 40-48 , September 2006

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