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Autoimmune destruction of pericytes as the cause of diabetic retinopathy

In diabetic retinopathy, collapse of the retinal vasculature is associated with loss of the pericytes. These are contractile cells that together with endothelial cells form the terminal arterioles of the retina. The cause of the loss of pericytes is not known. Recently, it has been discovered that t...

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Autore principale: Adams, Duncan D
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2693966/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668719
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