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Light adaptation does not prevent early retinal abnormalities in diabetic rats

The aetiology of diabetic retinopathy (DR), the leading cause of blindness in the developed world, remains controversial. One hypothesis holds that retinal hypoxia, exacerbated by the high O(2) consumption of rod photoreceptors in the dark, is a primary cause of DR. Based on this prediction we inves...

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Autores principales: Kur, Joanna, Burian, Michael A., Newman, Eric A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4745072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26852722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep21075