Retinal Layers (IMAGE)

Duke University

Retinal Layers

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A comparison of the thickness of retinal layers between wild, healthy mice (top), and mice that have been genetically bred to show symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (bottom). The top layer of the retina from the mice with Alzheimer's disease is clearly thinner.

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Ge Song, Duke University

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