Changes in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Related to Cigarette Smoke: Possible Relevance to Smoking as a Risk Factor for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of central vision loss in the elderly and smoking is a primary risk factor associated with the prevalence and incidence of AMD. To better understand the cellular and molecular bases for the association between smoking and AMD, we determined the...

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Autores principales: Wang, Ai Ling, Lukas, Thomas J., Yuan, Ming, Du, Nga, Handa, James T., Neufeld, Arthur H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2669185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19390692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005304

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2669185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19390692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005304

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