The aged retinal pigment epithelium/choroid: a potential substratum for the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration.

The aged retinal pigment epithelium/choroid: a potential substratum for the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration.

Although the statement that age is the greatest risk factor for Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is widely accepted, the cellular and molecular explanations for that clinical statement are not generally known. A major focus of AMD research is the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/choroid. The p...

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Main Authors: Huiyi Chen, Bin Liu, Thomas J Lukas, Arthur H Neufeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2394659?pdf=render

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