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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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| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en liña: | 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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