Age-related melanogenesis in the eye of mice, studied by microautoradiography of 3H-methimazole, a specific marker of melanin synthesis

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-264

  Lindquist, Nils Gunnar ^a   Larsson, Bengt S ^a   Stjernschantz, Johan ^b   SjöQuist, Birgitta ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Pharmacia & Upjohn AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Eye; Iris; Melanin; Melanocytes; Melanogenesis; Methimazole; Pigmen t epithelium

Indexed keywords

LATANOPROST; MELANIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA DERIVATIVE; THIAMAZOLE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRIS; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032170227     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0513     Document Type: Article

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