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Editorial
. 2021 May 17;10(5):790.
doi: 10.3390/antiox10050790.

Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Retinal Degeneration

Ravirajsinh N Jadeja  1 , Pamela M Martin  1   2   3
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Editorial

Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Retinal Degeneration

Ravirajsinh N Jadeja et al. Antioxidants (Basel). .

Abstract

Inflammation and oxidative stress play prominent roles in the pathogenesis of many degenerative diseases of the retina, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), retinal vein occlusion, and retinitis pigmentosa [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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