A role for vitamin A in the formation of ocular lipofuscin

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 911-918

  Wassell, Julie ^a   Boulton, Mike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; LIPID; LIPOFUSCIN; LIPOSOME; PROTEIN; RETINAL; RETINOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT;

EID: 0030778810     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.10.911     Document Type: Article

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