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Sialoadhesin Expression in Intact Degenerating Retinas and Following Transplantation

Resident microglial cells normally do not express sialoadhesin (Sn; a sialic acid-binding receptor), whereas recruited inflammatory macrophages have been shown to do so.

The expression of Sn was examined in the course of photoreceptor cell degeneration and after transplantation.