Gut microbiota influences pathological angiogenesis in obesity‐driven choroidal neovascularization
Abstract Age‐related macular degeneration in its neovascular form (NV AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss among adults above the age of 60. Epidemiological data suggest that in men, overall abdominal obesity is the second most important environmental risk factor after smoking for progression to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2016-12-01
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Series: | EMBO Molecular Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201606531 |