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Trehalose: an intriguing disaccharide with potential for medical application in ophthalmology
Trehalose is a naturally occurring disaccharide comprised of two molecules of glucose. The sugar is widespread in many species of plants and animals, where its function appears to be to protect cells against desiccation, but is not found in mammals. Trehalose has the ability to protect cellular memb...
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Dove Medical Press
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3102588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21654884 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S18827 |