Melatonin as an antioxidant in retinal photoreceptors

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 184-189

  Marchiafava, Pier Lorenzo ^a   Longoni, Biancamaria ^a  

^a Dip Fisiologia e Biochimica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Light damage; Melatonin; Photoreceptors; Rhodamine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RHODAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; DARK ADAPTATION; FROG; ILLUMINATION; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; RETINA CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0032949247     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00582.x     Document Type: Article

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