Distribution of cathepsin D in human eyes with or without age-related maculopathy

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 367-374

  Rakoczy, Piroska E ^a   Sarks, Shirley H ^b   Daw, Natalie ^a   Constable, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Age related maculopathy; ARM; ARMD; Cathepsin D; Drusen; Immunohistochemistry; Retinal pigment epithelium; RPE

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN D; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOWN REGULATION; DRUSEN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032886890     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0700     Document Type: Article

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