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Effects of oxygen and bFGF on the vulnerability of photoreceptors to light damage.

F S Bowers, Krisztina Valter, S Chan, Natalie Walsh, Juliani Maslim, Jonathan Stone

PubMed · 2001 · 36 citations · 42 references

Abstract

Photoreceptors are protected from light damage by hypoxia and hyperoxia during exposure. The protection provided by oxygen levels operates during both day and night. The protection is not mediated by an upregulation of bFGF or CNTF.

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