Alternative Complement Pathway Deficiency Ameliorates Chronic Smoke-Induced Functional and Morphological Ocular Injury

Alex Woodell; Beth Coughlin; Kannan Kunchithapautham; Sarah Casey; Tucker Williamson; W. Drew Ferrell; Carl Atkinson; Bryan W. Jones; Bärbel Rohrer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067894

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Alternative Complement Pathway Deficiency Ameliorates Chronic Smoke-Induced Functional and Morphological Ocular Injury

Alex Woodell,

Affiliation Division of Research, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Beth Coughlin,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Kannan Kunchithapautham,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Sarah Casey,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Tucker Williamson,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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W. Drew Ferrell,

Affiliation Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Carl Atkinson,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Bryan W. Jones,

Affiliation Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Bärbel Rohrer

* E-mail: rohrer@musc.edu

Affiliations Division of Research, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Alternative Complement Pathway Deficiency Ameliorates Chronic Smoke-Induced Functional and Morphological Ocular Injury

Alex Woodell,
Beth Coughlin,
Kannan Kunchithapautham,
Sarah Casey,
Tucker Williamson,
W. Drew Ferrell,
Carl Atkinson,
Bryan W. Jones,
Bärbel Rohrer

Published: June 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067894

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