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Retinal ultrastructure of murine models of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Progress in retinal and eye research - 1 May 2010
Ramkumar Hema L, Zhang Jun, Chan Chi-Chao
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most prevalent form of irreversible blindness worldwide in the elderly population. The pathology of dry AMD consists of macular degeneration of photoreceptors and the RPE, lipofuscin (A2E) accumulation, and drusen formation. Mice have been widely used for generating models that simulate human AMD features for investigating the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of...
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