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Reduction of phagosomes in the vitiligo (C57BL/6-mivit/mivit) mouse model of retinal degeneration.

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1994

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S. B. Smith, Bruce K. Cope, Judy McCoy, Doris J. McCool, Dennis M. Defoe
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Abstract

The vitiligo mouse RPE contains phagosomes, but there are significantly fewer than in controls. It is not known whether a defect in RPE phagocytosis is the direct cause of the retinal defect in this model.