Pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-16

  Luthert, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Bruch's membrane; Choroidal neovascularization; Complement; Elastin; Geographic atrophy; Inflammation; Retina; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; LIPOFUSCIN;

AGING; ANATOMY; ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; AUTOPHAGY; BIOENERGY; BLINDNESS; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CELL DEATH; CHOROID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE INFLAMMATION; GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HYPOXIA; LIPID STORAGE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RETINA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TURNOVER TIME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 78650913106     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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