Sentences with phrase «pigment epithelium cells»
Citation: Carr A-J, Vugler AA, Hikita ST, Lawrence JM, Gias C, Chen LL, et al. (2009) Protective Effects of Human iPS - Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Transplantation in the Retinal Dystrophic Rat.
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It aims at evaluating the tolerance to a hESC - derived retinal pigmented epithelium cell transplantation.
«Previous studies primarily focused on neurons and the retinal pigment epithelium cells as culprits in degeneration,» said Eroglu, who is also a member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS).
The treatment, which consists of a layer of human embryonic stem cell - derived retinal pigment epithelium cells on an ultrathin supportive structure, was implanted in the retina of four patients by a USC Roski Eye Institute surgeon.
There's a known decline in the of (RPE) retinal pigment epithelium cell function in age - related macular degeneration.
Researchers used stem cells to create retinal pigment epithelium cells, which were transplanted into a patient's retina (left) in an area depicted by the black circle.
Eye opener: A confocal microscope image of a rat retina after injection of human retinal pigment epithelium cells.