Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK087800)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P30-GM103340)
Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, NY.
Article History
Received: 2 December 2016
Accepted: 4 January 2017
First Online: 21 January 2017
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: Studies were conducted in conformity with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory. Procedures using animals were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.