Reversible accumulation of lipofuscin-like inclusions in the retinal pigment epithelium

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 175-181

  Katz, Martin L ^a,b   Rice, Laura M ^a   Gao, Chun Lan ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUPEPTIN; LIPOFUSCIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYSOSOME; MALE; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; SENESCENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; EYE PROTEINS; INCLUSION BODIES; INJECTIONS; LEUPEPTINS; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0032932596     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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