Induction Of Ischemic Tolerance Protects he The Retina From Diabetic Retinopathy

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2011
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Rosenstein, Ruth E.
Sande, Pablo H.
Chianelli, Mónica S.
Aldana Marcos, Hernán J.
Fernandez, Diego C.
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Purpose:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of acquired blindness. Available treatments are not very effective. We investigated the effect of a weekly application of brief retinal ischemia pulses (ischemic conditioning) on retinal damage induced by experimental diabetes.
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