Retinal Endothelial Cells Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Repair Damaged Retinas in Mice

The retina is considered a part of the central nervous system. As is the case for the brain, a barrier of specialized cells surrounding the blood vessels supplying retinal tissue controls the passage of molecules between blood and tissues. This barrier becomes dysfunctional with age and age-related conditions, and leaks inappropriate molecules into retinal tissue...

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