Arginase 2 deletion reduces neuro-glial injury and improves retinal function in a model of retinopathy of prematurity.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of vision impairment in low birth weight infants. While previous work has focused on defining the mechanisms of vascular injury leading to retinal neovascularization, recent studies show that neurons are also affected. This study was undertaken to de...

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Main Authors: Subhadra P Narayanan, Jutamas Suwanpradid, Alan Saul, Zhimin Xu, Amber Still, Robert W Caldwell, Ruth B Caldwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3141070?pdf=render