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Redefining the ontogeny of hyalocytes as yolk sac-derived tissue-resident macrophages of the vitreous body
3 Jul 2024
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BACKGROUND: The eye is a highly specialized sensory organ which encompasses the retina as a part of the central nervous system, but also non-neural compartments such as the transparent vitreous body ensuring stability of the eye globe and a clear optical axis. Hyalocytes are the tissue-resident macrophages of the vitreous body and are considered to play pivotal roles in health and diseases of the vitreoretinal...
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