Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 405234, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/405234
Review Article
The Role of the Endothelin System in the Vascular Dysregulation Involved in Retinitis Pigmentosa
1Department of Surgical Sciences, Unit of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
2Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
3Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
Received 23 August 2015; Accepted 18 October 2015
Academic Editor: Suphi Taneri
Copyright © 2015 Francesco Saverio Sorrentino et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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