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Autophagy in the eye: from physiology to pathophysiology

Paloma B. Litona Departments of Ophthalmology & Pathology, Duke School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC27705, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kathleen Boesze-Battagliab Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA19104, USAView further author information
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Michael E. Boultonc Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USAView further author information
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Patricia Boyad Department of Neuroscience and Movement Science. Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, 1700Fribourg, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Thomas A. Fergusone Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO63110, USAView further author information
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Anu Kauppinneng Faculty of Health and Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, 70210Kuopio, FinlandView further author information
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Gordon W. Laurieh Departments of Cell Biology, Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA22908, USAView further author information
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Noboru Mizushimai Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 113-0033, JapanView further author information
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Hideaki Morishitai Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan;j Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, JapanView further author information
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Rossella Russok Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Glaucoma Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036Rende, ItalyView further author information
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Jaya Saddal Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USAView further author information
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Article: 2178996 | Received 19 Sep 2022, Accepted 26 Jan 2023, Published online: 01 Mar 2023

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