Volgograd Journal of Medical Research

Volgograd Journal of Medical Research

Quarterly Journal of Science and Practice


UDK: 616-018+617.7:57.017.67+613.98

The aging of retina (degeneration, regression, apoptosis) and association with gerontoophtalmological diseases

A. A. Nesterova, V. L. Zagrebin

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра гистологии, эмбриологии, цитологии

Резюме

The survey describes the mechanisms of retinal degenerative diseases. A knowledge of the processes of naturally developing aging in retina is the key to understanding the processes that lead to age-related eye disease.

Ключевые слова

retina, retinal pigment epithelium, Bruch’s membrane, degeneration, regression, apoptosis, aging

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