Blast-mediated traumatic brain injury exacerbates retinal damage and amyloidosis in the APPswePSENd19e mouse model of Alzheimer's disease - Harper MM, Hedberg-Buenz A, Herlein J, Abrahamson EE, Anderson MG, Kuehn MH, Kardon RH, Poolman P, Ikonomovic MD.

PURPOSE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a risk factor for developing chronic neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The purpose of this study was to examine chronic effects of blast TBI on retinal ganglion cells (RGC), optic nerv...
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