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. 2015 May 7;161(4):706-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.031.

Rods Feed Cones to Keep them Alive

Jacek Krol  1 , Botond Roska  2
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Rods Feed Cones to Keep them Alive

Jacek Krol et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

Cone photoreceptors, responsible for high-resolution and color vision, progressively degenerate following the death of rod photoreceptors in the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. Aït-Ali et al. describe a molecular mechanism by which RdCVF, a factor normally released by rods, controls glucose entry into cones, enhancing their survival.

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