Retina expresses microsomal triglyceride transfer protein: implications for age-related maculopathy

Retina expresses microsomal triglyceride transfer protein: implications for age-related maculopathy

The principal extracellular lesions of age-related maculopathy (ARM), the leading cause of vision loss in the elderly, involve Bruch's membrane (BrM), a thin vascular intima between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and its blood supply. With age, 80–100 nm solid particles containing esterif...

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Main Authors: Chuan-Ming Li, J. Brett Presley, Xueming Zhang, Nassrin Dashti, Byong Hong Chung, Nancy E. Medeiros, Clyde Guidry, Christine A. Curcio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
lipoprotein assembly
esterified cholesterol
retinal pigment epithelium
Bruch's membrane
abetalipoproteinemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520339973

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