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Topical Administration of Somatostatin Prevents Retinal Neurodegeneration in Experimental Diabetes
Retinal neurodegeneration is an early event in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Somatostatin (SST) is an endogenous neuroprotective peptide that is downregulated in the diabetic eye. The aim of the study was to test the usefulness of topical administration of SST in preventing retinal...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Diabetes Association
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23474487 http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db12-0926 |