Retinyl palmitate in macaque retina-retinal pigment epithelium-choroid: Distribution and correlation with age and vitamin E

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 455-463

  Crabtree, Donald V ^a,b   Snodderly, D Max ^a,b   Adler, Alice J ^a,b  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Macular degeneration; Monkey; Retina; Retinyl palmitate; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL PALMITATE; RETINOL STEARATE;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOROID; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA;

EID: 0031106280     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0237     Document Type: Article

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