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Early degeneration of photoreceptor synapse in Ccl2/Cx3cr1-deficient mice on Crb1(rd8) background.
Synapse (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Aug 2013
Zhang Jun, Tuo Jingsheng, Cao Xiaoguan, Shen Defen, Li Wei, Chan Chi-Chao
Abstract excerpt
Photoreceptor ribbon synapse releases glutamate to postsynaptic targets. The synaptic ribbon may play multiple roles in ribbon synapse development, synaptic vesicle recycling, and synaptic transmission. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients appear to have fewer or no detectable synaptic ribbons as well as abnormal swelling in the photoreceptor terminals in the macula. However, reports on changes of...
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