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Experimental transplantation of human retinal pigment epithelial cells on collagen substrates

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Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells play a vital role in providing anatomic, mechanical, and metabolic support for the photoreceptors and outer retina1. RPE dysfunction, atrophy and degeneration have been implicated as the cause of many retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration2–4.

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    N. S. Bhatt, D. A. Newsome & J. G. Diamond

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Bhatt, N.S., Newsome, D.A., Diamond, J.G. (1998). Experimental transplantation of human retinal pigment epithelial cells on collagen substrates. In: Coscas, G., Piccolino, F.C. (eds) Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Macular Diseases. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5137-5_18

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