Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Maculas, monkeys, models, AMD and aging.
- Journal:
- Vision research
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Dawson, William W et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Ophthalmology · United States
Abstract
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) signs may be found reliably in monkeys (Macaca mulatta) bred selectively in Florida after 14 generations of inbreeding in a closed colony at the University of Puerto Rico. Progression, ultrastructure and functional losses are parallel to those found in humans.
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