Two spectral types of retinal light damage occur in albino as well as in pigmented rat: No essential role for melanin

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-162

  Gorgels, Theo G M F ^a   Van Norren, Dirk ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b National Aerospace Medical Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Light damage; Melanin; Photoreceptor; Rat; Retina; Retinal degeneration; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT DAMAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA INJURY;

EID: 0031889391     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0416     Document Type: Article

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