Format:
Online-Ressource (XIX, 466 p. With CD-ROM, digital)
ISBN:
9781597451864
Series Statement:
Ophthalmology Research
Content:
This book focuses on what we currently know about the environment, genetics and mechanisms that lead to retinal degenerations, new diagnostics, and innovative therapeutic modalities to preserve vision.
Content:
This book presents new and noteworthy research into retinal diseases. It focuses on what we currently know about the environment, genetics and mechanisms that lead to retinal degenerations, new diagnostics, and innovative therapeutic modalities to preserve vision. Written by renowned scientific investigators, this innovative collection of treatment strategies and technological discoveries allows for the realistic translation of research into practice
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Front Matter; Coping With Retinal Degeneration; Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Early in the 21st Century; Leber Congenital Amaurosis; Macular Degeneration; Stargardt Disease; X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis; Retinal Degeneration in Usher Syndrome; Mouse Models of RP; The Impact of Diabetes on Neuronal, Glial, and Vascular Cells of the Retina; Statins and Age-Related Maculopathy; The Role of Drusen in Macular Degeneration and New Methods of Quantification; RPE Lipofuscin; Genetic Modifiers That Affect Phenotypic Expression of Retinal Diseases
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X-Linked Retinal Dystrophies and Microtubular Functions Within the RetinaSynaptic Remodeling in Retinal Degeneration; On The Suppression of Photoreceptor Cell Death in Retinitis Pigmentosa; Cell-Based Therapies to Restrict the Progress of Photoreceptor Degeneration; Current Status of IPE Transplantation and Its Potential as a Cell-Based Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Retinal Dystrophies; Recent Results in Retinal Transplantation Give Hope for Restoring Vision; Stem Cells and Retinal Transplantation
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Application of Encapsulated Cell Technology for Retinal Degenerative DiseasesEffective Treatment for the Canine RPE65 Null Mutation, a Hereditary Retinal Dystrophy Comparable to Human Leber's Congenital Amaurosis; Neuroprotective Factors and Retinal Degenerations; Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors as a Possible Therapy for RP17, an Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With the R14W Mutation, Apoptosis, and the Unfolded Protein Response; Macular Degeneration-An Addendum; Back Matter
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781588296207
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Retinal degenerations Totowa, N.J : Humana Press, 2007 ISBN 159745186X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1588296202
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781588296207
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
Netzhautdegeneration
;
Netzhautdegeneration
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-59745-186-4
URL:
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