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Stem cells as a therapeutic tool for the blind: biology and future prospects

Retinal degeneration due to genetic, diabetic and age-related disease is the most common cause of blindness in the developed world. Blindness occurs through the loss of the light-sensing photoreceptors; to restore vision, it would be necessary to introduce alternative photosensitive components into...

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Autores principales: Singh, Mandeep S., MacLaren, Robert E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21813553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1028