Nitric Oxide Synthase-2 in Human Optic Nerve Head Astrocytes Induced by Elevated Pressure In Vitro

OBJECTIVE To determine whether astrocytes of the human optic nerve head can induce nitric oxide synthase-2 (NOS-2) in response to elevated hydrostatic pressure as a mechanism for directly damaging the axons of the retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma. METHODS Primary cultures of astrocytes from human...

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