β2-adrenergic receptor knockout mice exhibit A diabetic retinopathy phenotype.

There is considerable evidence from our lab and others for a functional link between β-adrenergic receptor and insulin receptor signaling pathways in retina. Furthermore, we hypothesize that this link may contribute to lesions similar to diabetic retinopathy in that the loss of adrenergic input obse...

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Main Authors: Youde Jiang, Qiuhua Zhang, Li Liu, Jie Tang, Timothy S Kern, Jena J Steinle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722144?pdf=render