Overview
- Written by experts at the forefront of Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) research
- Contain contemporary state-of-the-art knowledge, as well relevant new findings
- Provides an up-to-date compendium for RPE and includes experimental models specific for RPE
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The RPE in Disease
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The RPE in Diagnostics
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The RPE in Therapy
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About this book
This book provides a contemporary resource on one of the major players in retinal diseases – the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE). Throughout the book, the physiological and the pathological function of the RPE are covered on equal terms, to help readers to understand the RPE as a whole. Moreover, the development of RPE in diagnostics and therapy are covered, as well as some practical knowledge about RPE experimental models.
Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Health and Disease highlights new findings of RPE research and includes the state-of-the-art knowledge of each RPE topic presented. This important feature sets this book apart from other publications, with the chapters following a design which leads from the general to the specific, to give a precise collection of the facts known. The chapters are written by well-known experts that are currently active in the field as consultants, basic scientists, and group leaders, providing expert guidance on the current aspects and future outlooks of this topic.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor Alexa Klettner is head of laboratories at the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Kiel and professor of experimental retinology at the Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany.
Professor Stefan Dithmar is Director and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, HSK, Wiesbaden, University of Mainz, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Health and Disease
Editors: Alexa Karina Klettner, Stefan Dithmar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28384-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28383-4Published: 02 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28386-5Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-28384-1Published: 01 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 357
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ophthalmology