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Microglia in the Mouse Retina Alter the Structure and Function of Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells: A Potential Cellular Interaction Relevant to AMD

BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of legal blindness in the elderly in the industrialized word. While the immune system in the retina is likely to be important in AMD pathogenesis, the cell biology underlying the disease is incompletely understood. Clinical and ba...

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Autores principales: Ma, Wenxin, Zhao, Lian, Fontainhas, Aurora M., Fariss, Robert N., Wong, Wai T.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19936204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007945