Fatty acid binding protein 4 deficiency protects against oxygen-induced retinopathy in mice.

Fatty acid binding protein 4 deficiency protects against oxygen-induced retinopathy in mice.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of blindness in children worldwide due to increasing survival rates of premature infants. Initial suppression, followed by increased production of the retinal vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF) expression are key events that trigger the pa...

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Main Authors: Magali Saint-Geniez, Elisa Ghelfi, Xiaoliang Liang, Chenwei Yu, Carrie Spencer, Stephanie Abend, Gokhan Hotamisligil, Sule Cataltepe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4011730?pdf=render

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