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. 2007 Feb 13;104(7):2033-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0611014104. Epub 2007 Feb 6.

How to keep photoreceptors alive

Alan Bird  1
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How to keep photoreceptors alive

Alan Bird. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Photomicrograph showing the close physical relationship between the photoreceptor cells of the retina and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). There is constant metabolic exchange between the two cell systems. (Magnification: ×1,200.)
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Diagram of a cross-section of the eye with retinal detachment (open arrow) and retina hole (solid arrow). Fluid exchange between the subretinal space and vitreous cavity through the hole compromises metabolic exchange between the retina and retinal pigment epithelium.
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