Macrophages eyed in macular degeneration (original) (raw)

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A new animal model for macular degeneration begins to reveal the inner workings of the delicate system of inflammatory checks and balances underlying this form of vision loss (pages 1390–1397).

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Figure 1: The eye.

Deborah Maizels

Figure 2: Macular degeneration and the normal retinochoroidal interface.

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