Betacellulin induces increased retinal vascular permeability in mice.
Diabetic maculopathy, the leading cause of vision loss in patients with type 2 diabetes, is characterized by hyper-permeability of retinal blood vessels with subsequent formation of macular edema and hard exudates. The degree of hyperglycemia and duration of diabetes have been suggested to be good p...
Main Authors: | Bela Anand-Apte, Quteba Ebrahem, Alecia Cutler, Eric Farage, Masahiko Sugimoto, Joe Hollyfield, Judah Folkman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2956654?pdf=render |
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