Isoprenoid metabolism in the vertebrate retina

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 877-894

  Fliesler, Steven J ^a   Keller, R Kennedy ^b  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ISOPRENOID; MEVALONIC ACID; SQUALENE; STEROL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRENYLATION; RETINA; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; RANIDAE; RATS; RETINA; ROD OUTER SEGMENTS; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030756826     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00018-6     Document Type: Review

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