Formation of lipofuscin-like fluorophores by reaction of retinal with photoreceptor outer segments and liposomes

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 159-174

  Katz, Martin L ^a   Gao, Chun Lan ^a   Rice, Laura M ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Age pigment; Aging; Lipofuscin; Phospholipids; Retina; Retinal pigment epithelium; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; RETINOL;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FLUORESCENCE; LIPOFUSCIN; LIPOSOMES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; RETINALDEHYDE; ROD OUTER SEGMENTS;

EID: 0030595978     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(96)01817-9     Document Type: Article

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