Protection of retina by αB crystallin in sodium iodate induced retinal degeneration.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the developed world. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a critical site of pathology in AMD and αB crystallin expression is increased in RPE and associated drusen in AMD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the r...

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Main Authors: Peng Zhou, Ram Kannan, Christine Spee, Parameswaran G Sreekumar, Guorui Dou, David R Hinton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4038555?pdf=render