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• n  (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening
  the uterine fundus
  the fundus of the stomach

• If this research is done, it will prove that gastric fundus contain satiety-specific neurons with their axons passing through vagus nerve to the satiety center of hypothalamus.

News & Articles

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• Impaired autophagy associated with age-related macular degeneration
  A new study changes our understanding of the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The researchers found that degenerative changes and loss of vision are caused by impaired function of the lysosomal clean-up mechanism, or autophagy, in the fundus of the eye. The results open new avenues for the treatment of the dry form of AMD, which currently lacks an efficient treatment.
  Aug. 22, 2013 - Science Daily
• Research breakthrough: Impaired autophagy associated with age-related macular degeneration
  ( University of Eastern Finland ) A new study published in the prestigious PLoS One journal changes our understanding of the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The researchers found that degenerative changes and loss of vision are caused by impaired function of the lysosomal clean-up mechanism, or autophagy, in the fundus of the eye. The results open new avenues for the ...
  Aug. 21, 2013 - EurekAlert!