qRT-PCR	Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Casp-3	Caspase-3
Bcl-xL	B-cell lymphoma-extra-large protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2 protein
Mcl-1	Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein
BDNF	Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor
MFRP	Membrane-type Frizzled Related Protein
TrkA	Tyrosine Receptor Kinase A
TrkB	Tyrosine Receptor Kinase B
TrkC	Tyrosine Receptor Kinase C
PCNA	Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigene
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
Sca-1	Stem cell antigen 1
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase
MSCs	Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
Bax	Bcl-2 associated X protein
Bak	Bcl-2 homologous antagonist killer
Akt	Protein kinase B
ERG	Electroretinography
GFP	Green Fluorescent Protein
PBS	Phosphate Buffered Saline
rd6	Retinal degeneration 6
OCT	Optical Coherence Tomography
RPE	Retinal Pigment Epithelium
RGC	Retinal Ganglion Cells
NGF	Neural Growth Factor
CNS	Central Nervous System
ALS	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
NT-3	Neurotrophin-3
NT-4/5	Neurotrophin-4/5
NTs	Neurotrophins
BM	Bone-Marrow
RT	Room Temperature
SD	Standard Deviation