Recent advances in retinal degeneration
Hollyfield, J.G.
LaVail, M.M.
Anderson, R.E.
Retinal Degenerations is the result of The International Symposium on RetinalDegeneration which has become perhaps the most important research meeting in the field. The topics in this volume explore the etiology, cellular mechanisms, epidemiology, generics, models and potential therapeutic measures for the blinding diseases of retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. Special focus is highlighted in the areas of Mechanisms of Photoreceptor Degeneration and Cell Death (extremely important because very little is known how or why photoreceptors die in these diseases, despite an abundance of genetic information), Age-Related Macular Degeneration (with several novel approaches toits analysis), Usher Syndrome (the most severe form of retinitis pigmentosa, which includes an early of congenital loss of hearing along with blindness), and Gene Therapy. Special focus on mechanism of photoreceptor degeneration and cell death
- ISBN: 978-0-387-74902-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés