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Ion Channels in the Eye: Involvement in Ocular Pathologies.
Advances in protein chemistry and structural biology - 1 Jan 2016
Giblin Jonathan P, Comes Nuria, Strauss Olaf, Gasull Xavier
Abstract excerpt
The eye is the sensory organ of vision. There, the retina transforms photons into electrical signals that are sent to higher brain areas to produce visual sensations. In the light path to the retina, different types of cells and tissues are involved in maintaining the transparency of avascular structures like the cornea or lens, while others, like the retinal pigment epithelium, have a critical role in the...
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