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Progress in histopathologic and pathogenetic research in a retinitis pigmentosa model.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Jul 2015
Liu Xin, Zhang Yan, He Yuxi, Zhao Jinsong, Su Guanfang
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness, affecting millions of people worldwide. The mechanisms of and effective treatments for the disease, however, remain to be further investigated. The Royal College of Surgeons rat is one of the most widely used animal models for the study of retinal degeneration diseases. The mutation in the mer tyrosine kinase proto-oncogene of this model...
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