CNTF induces regeneration of cone outer segments in a rat model of retinal degeneration.

<h4>Background</h4>Cone photoreceptors are responsible for color and central vision. In the late stage of retinitis pigmentosa and in geographic atrophy associated with age-related macular degeneration, cone degeneration eventually causes loss of central vision. In the present work, we i...

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Main Authors: Yiwen Li, Weng Tao, Lingyu Luo, Deqiang Huang, Konrad Kauper, Paul Stabila, Matthew M Lavail, Alan M Laties, Rong Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0009495&type=printable
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