Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 363-370 , September 2002

Selective pericyte degeneration in the retinal capillaries of galactose-fed dogs results from apoptosis linked to aldose reductase-catalyzed galactitol accumulation

Received 27 April 2001 ,Revised 22 June 2001 ,Accepted 26 June 2001.

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Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 363-370 , September 2002

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