Vitamin B 3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice
Vitamin B 3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice
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Vitamin B 3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice
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United States
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Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2017-02, Vol.355 (6326), p.756-760
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English
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Glaucoma is the most common cause of age-related blindness in the United States. There is currently no cure, and once vision is lost, the condition is irreversible. Williams
et al.
now report that vitamin B
3
(also known as niacin) prevents eye degeneration in glaucoma-prone mice (see the Perspective by Crowston and Trounce). Supplement...
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Vitamin B 3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_28209901
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_28209901
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.aal0092
