The role of A2E in prevention or enhancement of light damage in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 184-190

  Roberts, Joan E ^a   Kukielczak, Barbara M ^b   Hu, Dan Ning ^c   Miller, David S ^b   Bilski, Piotr ^b   Sik, Robert H ^b   Motten, Ann G ^b   Chignell, Colin F ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 [2,6 DIMETHYL 8 (2,6,6 TRIMETHYL 1 CYCLOHEXEN 1 YL)OCTATETRAENYL] 1 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 4 [4 METHYL 6 (2,6,6 TRIMETHYL 1 CYCLOHEXEN 1 YL)HEXATRIENYL]PYRIDINIUM; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULTHOOD; AGE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHROMATOPHORE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; JUVENILE; LIFESPAN; LIGHT DAMAGE; PHOTON; PHOTOTOXICITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA; TRANS ISOMER; VISION;

EID: 0001670653     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0750184troaip2.0.co2     Document Type: Article

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