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Vitamin A dimers trigger the protracted death of retinal pigment epithelium cells

Cellular events responsible for the initiation of major neurodegenerative disorders of the eye leading to blindness, including age-related macular degeneration, Stargardt and Best diseases, are poorly understood. Accumulation of vitamin A dimers, such as N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine (A2E) in...

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Autores principales: Mihai, D M, Washington, I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25058422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2014.314