Vasoregression linked to neuronal damage in the rat with defect of polycystin-2.

BACKGROUND:Neuronal damage is correlated with vascular dysfunction in the diseased retina, but the underlying mechanisms remain controversial because of the lack of suitable models in which vasoregression related to neuronal damage initiates in the mature retinal vasculature. The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Yuxi Feng, Yumei Wang, Oliver Stock, Frederick Pfister, Naoyuki Tanimoto, Mathias W Seeliger, Jan-Luuk Hillebrands, Sigrid Hoffmann, Hartwig Wolburg, Norbert Gretz, Hans-Peter Hammes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2752170?pdf=render