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Spark is also developing treatments for hemophilia A and hemophilia B and for a hereditary retinal degeneration disease, choroideremia, that usually manifests during childhood in males as night blindness and a reduction of visual field.
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Police said the toddler’s injuries included bleeding in the brain and lungs, and possible retinal detachment.
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There, the PPIs interfered with proton pumps in retinal cells.
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There, the PPIs interfered with proton pumps in retinal cells.
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There, the PPIs interfered with proton pumps in retinal cells.
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Andrei was afflicted with a retinal degenerative disease known as retinitis pigmentosa, which can cause vision impairment or vision loss.
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In another case, a patient was diagnosed at an eye center with retinal hemorrhage and swelling in the part of the eye responsible for central vision.
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Results indicated that the supplements were successful in increasing retinal levels of both lutein and zeaxanthin.
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First Known Use of retinal
1798
Definition of retinal
: a yellowish to orange aldehyde C20H28O derived from vitamin A that in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones
Origin and Etymology of retinal
retin- + 3-al
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