Is Retinal Metabolic Dysfunction at the Center of the Pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degenerati...
Is Retinal Metabolic Dysfunction at the Center of the Pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degeneration?
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) forms the outer blood⁻retina barrier and facilitates the transepithelial transport of glucose into the outer retina via GLUT1. Glucose is metabolized in photoreceptors via the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) but also by aerobic glycolysis to generate glycerol for the synthes...
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Is Retinal Metabolic Dysfunction at the Center of the Pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degeneration?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6387069
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6387069
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1422-0067,1661-6596
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1422-0067
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10.3390/ijms20030762