Reduced Phagocytosis as a novel pathogenic mechanism in AMD pathogenesis

Emily Caruso; Ben Gu; Erica L Fletcher; Xin Huang; Pavan Avula; Kirstan Anne Vessey; James Saville Wiley; Robyn H Guymer

Conference Proceedings

Reduced Phagocytosis as a novel pathogenic mechanism in AMD pathogenesis

Emily Caruso, Ben Gu, Erica L Fletcher, Xin Huang, Pavan Avula, Kirstan Anne Vessey, James Saville Wiley, Robyn H Guymer

INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE | ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC | Published : 2017

University of Melbourne Researchers

Erica Fletcher Author

Kirstan Vessey Author

Robyn Guymer Author

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Grants

Awarded by NHMRC Project Grant

Funding Acknowledgements

Support NHMRC Project Grant - APP1120095 (CI Professor Robyn Guymer), Macular Society (CI Professor Robyn Guymer), Bright Focus Foundation (CI Professor Robyn Guymer), Macular Disease Foundation (CI Professor Erica Fletcher)

Keywords

Science & Technology

Ophthalmology

Life Sciences & Biomedicine