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Photoreceptor protection by cardiotrophin-1 in transgenic rats with the rhodopsin mutation s334ter.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2003
Song Ying, Zhao Lian, Tao Weng, Laties Alan M, Luo Zhijun, Wen Rong
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PURPOSE: This work examines the effects of cardiotrophin (CT)-1 on photoreceptor survival in transgenic rats that carry the rhodopsin mutation S334ter. METHODS: Recombinant CT-1 was injected intravitreally into eyes of heterozygous animals. Photoreceptor survival was analyzed by histology. Phosph...
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