The Retinal Pigment Epithelium: Something More than a Constituent of the Blood-Retinal Barrier—Implications for the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is an specialized epithelium lying in the interface between the neural retina and the choriocapillaris where it forms the outer blood-retinal barrier (BRB). The main functions of the RPE are the following: (1) transport of nutrients, ions, and water, (2) absorpti...

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Autores principales: Simó, Rafael, Villarroel, Marta, Corraliza, Lídia, Hernández, Cristina, Garcia-Ramírez, Marta
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2825554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/190724

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2825554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/190724

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