Macular impairment in mitochondrial diseases: a potential biomarker of disease severity
Abstract The high-energy demands of the retina are thought to contribute to its particular vulnerability to mitochondrial dysfunction. Photoreceptors are the cells with the higher oxygen consumption within the retina, and among these, the cones contain more mitochondria and have a higher energy dema...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65482-3 |