http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
XVIII, 202 p. 200 illus., 100 illus. in color. online resource.
Macular Degeneration: Science and Medicine in Practice provides a unique overview of current thinking in the pathogenesis, incidence and treatment of AMD. It includes, for the first time, a synthesis of the views of the world's leading scientists and practitioners regarding retinal biology, basic mechanisms, clinical and pathogenetic processes, and rational approaches to intervention.
Organization of the Adult Primate Fovea -- Immunology and Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Photoreceptor Degeneration in Aging and Age-Related Maculopathy -- Genes and Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in China -- Experimental Models of Macular Degeneration -- Transporters and Oxidative Stress in AMD -- Photoreceptor Stability and Degeneration in Mammalian Retina: Lessons from the Edge -- Clinical Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of AMD: Implications from Research.
edited by Philip L. Penfold, Jan M. Provis.