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Rod Photoreceptor Development, Photoreceptor Cell, Optometry +1

ATP Consumption by Mammalian Rod Photoreceptors in Darkness and in Light

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Biochemical Adaptations, Cellular Physiology, Retina +21

mTOR-mediated dedifferentiation of the retinal pigment epithelium initiates photoreceptor degeneration in mice

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