A method for the isolation and culture of adult rat retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells to study retinal diseases

A method for the isolation and culture of adult rat retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells to study retinal diseases

Diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affect the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and lead to the death of the epithelial cells and ultimately blindness. RPE transplantation is currently a major focus of eye research and clinical trials using human stem cell-derived RPE cells are o...

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Main Authors: Janosch Peter Heller, Jessica Chi-Fung Kwok, Elena eVecino, Keith R Martin, James W Fawcett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Adult
Papain
Rats
Retina
Retinal Degeneration
Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2015.00449/full

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