Disturbance of Inorganic Phosphate Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus: Its Relevance to the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy

<table>The present concept indicates that the risk factors for cardiovascular disease lead to mitochondrial dysfunction due to either hypophosphatemia and/or hypoxia (see text).</table>

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Figure 1: Disturbance of Inorganic Phosphate Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus: Its Relevance to the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy 