Age and disease-related structural changes in the retinal pigment epithelium
Vera L BonilhaCole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USAAbstract: As the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) ages, a number of structural changes occur, including loss of melanin granules, increase in the density of residual bodies, accumulation of lipofuscin, accumulation of basal de...
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| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Clinical Ophthalmology |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/age-and-disease-related-structural-changes-in-the-retinal-pigment-epit-a1796 |