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Levodopa Positively Affects Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of blindness worldwide. Neovascular AMD (nAMD) is an advanced form of the disease, in which excess vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces growth of new blood vessels that leak fluid, accounting for 90% of vision loss in...

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Autores principales: Figueroa, Anna G., Boyd, Brennan M., Christensen, Cory A., Javid, Cameron G., McKay, Brian S., Fagan, Timothy C., Snyder, Robert W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7864558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32628915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.05.038