Neurovascular interaction and the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy

Experimental Diabetes Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Qian, Haohua ^a,b   Ripps, Harris ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

BLINDNESS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; RETINAL VESSELS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052719906     PISSN: 16875214     EISSN: 16875303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/693426     Document Type: Review

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