Electroretinographic evidence suggesting that the type 2 diabetic retinopathy of the sand rat Psammomys obesus is comparable to that of humans.

Electroretinographic evidence suggesting that the type 2 diabetic retinopathy of the sand rat Psammomys obesus is comparable to that of humans.

Type 2 diabetic retinopathy is the main cause of acquired blindness in adults. The aim of this work was to examine the retinal function of the sand rat Psammomys obesus as an animal model of diet-induced type 2 diabetes when subjected to a hypercaloric regimen.Hyperglycemia was induced in Psammomys...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Dellaa, Maha Benlarbi, Imane Hammoum, Nouha Gammoudi, Mohamed Dogui, Riadh Messaoud, Rached Azaiz, Ridha Charfeddine, Moncef Khairallah, Pierre Lachapelle, Rafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5805270?pdf=render

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