Open AccessPrenatal Exposure to Curcumin Protects Rod Photoreceptors in a Transgenic Pro23His Swine Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa
Author(s) -
Patrick A. Scott,
Henry J. Kaplan,
Maureen A. McCall
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
translational vision science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2164-2591
DOI - 10.1167/tvst.4.5.5
Subject(s) - retinitis pigmentosa , rhodopsin , curcumin , retinal degeneration , outer nuclear layer , retina , transgene , retinal , embryonic stem cell , biology , andrology , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , neuroscience , gene
Curcumin, a Food and Drug Administration-approved dietary supplement, may arrest/delay PR degeneration if ingested by individuals at risk for developing RP.
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