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The aging of retina (degeneration, regression, apoptosis) and association with gerontoophtalmological diseases

A. A. Nesterova, V. L. Zagrebin

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра гистологии, эмбриологии, цитологии

Abstract

The survey describes the mechanisms of retinal degenerative diseases. A knowledge of the processes of naturally developing aging in retina is the key to understanding the processes that lead to age-related eye disease.

Keywords

retina, retinal pigment epithelium, Bruch’s membrane, degeneration, regression, apoptosis, aging

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