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Distinct Signature of Altered Homeostasis in Aging Rod Photoreceptors: Implications for Retinal Diseases
8 Nov 2010
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BACKGROUND: Advanced age contributes to clinical manifestations of many retinopathies and represents a major risk factor for age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the elderly. Rod photoreceptors are especially vulnerable to genetic defects and changes in microenvironment, and are among the first neurons to die in normal aging and in many retinal degenerative...
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