Autophagy: A Role in the Apoptosis, Survival, Inflammation, and Development of the Retina

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Autophagy is a lysosomal degradation process that maintains cellular homeostasis by removing dysfunctional organelles and unfolded proteins. Increasing evidence has shown that autophagy proteins are involved in retinal physiology and pathology and that defective autophagy contributes to retinal degeneration. In retinal diseases, autophagy plays a dual role: promoting retinal cell survival and death. Autophagy at...

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