| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration |
| BNIP3 | BCL2 interacting protein 3 |
| CNV | Choroidal neovascularization |
| CoCl2 | Cobalt (II) chloride hexahydrate |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| HCA | Hydroxycitric acid |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| NIH | The national institutes of health |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VHL | Von Hippel-Lindau protein |
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