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Zinc Deficiency Leads to Lipofuscin Accumulation in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium of Pigmented Rats

BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with lipofuscin accumulation whereas the content of melanosomes decreases. Melanosomes are the main storage of zinc in the pigmented tissues. Since the elderly population, as the most affected group for AMD, is prone to zinc deficit, w...

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Autors principals: Julien, Sylvie, Biesemeier, Antje, Kokkinou, Despina, Eibl, Oliver, Schraermeyer, Ulrich
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Public Library of Science 2011
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3245262/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22216222
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029245
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