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Beta-Adrenoreceptor Agonism Influences Retinal Responses to Hypoxia in a Model of Retinopathy of Prematurity
13 Mar 2012
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PURPOSE: In a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR), a well-established model of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), blocking beta-adrenoreceptors (β-ARs), and, in particular, β2-ARs, counteracts retinal responses to hypoxia. In the present work, we determined the effects of the β-AR agonist isoproterenol on retinal angiogenesis and β-AR signaling to better clarify the role of sympathetic transmission in...
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