Cellular models and therapies for age-related macular degeneration.

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Published in Dis Model Mech on May 01, 2015

Authors

David L Forest1, Lincoln V Johnson1, Dennis O Clegg2

Author Affiliations

1: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9625, USA.
2: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9625, USA dennis.clegg@lifesci.ucsb.edu.

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