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Balance between autophagic pathways preserves retinal homeostasis
23 Mar 2013
Abstract excerpt
Aging contributes to the appearance of several retinopathies and is the largest risk factor for aged-related macular degeneration, major cause of blindness in the elderly population. Accumulation of undegraded material as lipofuscin represents a hallmark in many pathologies of the aged eye. Autophagy is a highly conserved intracellular degradative pathway that plays a critical role in the removal of damaged cell...
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