The Role of Pericyte Loss in Adult Retinal Microvascular Stability: Implications for Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes affects more than 382 million people worldwide and can lead to vision loss as a result of progressive degeneration of the neurovascular unit in the retina, a condition known as diabetic retinopathy (DR). Early stage DR is characterized by microangiopathies including microaneurysms, microhem...
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Harvard University
2014
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| Online Access: | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11655 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274192 |