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Changes in the distribution of hyaluronic acid in the developing human retina were investigated histochemically with alcian blue staining and theStreptomyces hyaluronidase digestion method using 56 human embryos and fetuses ranging from 5 to 41 weeks of gestational age. Hyaluronic acid was first detected in the inner layer of the retina at 12 weeks. The site of accumulation extended towards the outer layer by 20 weeks. At the neonatal stage, longitudinal fibers, possibly the processes of Müller cells, were proved to contain hyaluronic acid. These findings suggest that Müller cells produce hyaluronic acid transiently from 12 weeks' gestation to the neonatal stage.
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Azuma, N., Hida, T., Akiya, S. et al. Histochemical studies on hyaluronic acid in the developing human retina. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 228, 158–160 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00935726
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