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Autoimmune destruction of pericytes as the cause of diabetic retinopathy
In diabetic retinopathy, collapse of the retinal vasculature is associated with loss of the pericytes. These are contractile cells that together with endothelial cells form the terminal arterioles of the retina. The cause of the loss of pericytes is not known. Recently, it has been discovered that t...
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Dove Medical Press
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2693966/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668719 |