How can photoreceptor cells breathe in the retina? Neuroglobin may be the answer
Dear Editor, The retina is one of the highest oxygen-consuming tissues in the body because the visual process in the vertebrate eye needs a large amount of metabolic energy[1-2].
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Veröffentlicht in: | Neural regeneration research 2010-05, Vol.5 (9), p.720-720 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Dear Editor,
The retina is one of the highest oxygen-consuming tissues in the body because the visual process in the vertebrate eye needs a large amount of metabolic energy[1-2]. |
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ISSN: | 1673-5374 |
DOI: | 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2010.09.015 |