Photophysical studies of A2-E, putative precursor of lipofuscin, in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 172-175

  Cubeddu, Rinaldo ^a   Taroni, Paola ^a   Hu, Dan Ning ^b   Sakai, Naomi ^c   Nakanishi, Koji ^c   Roberts, Joan E ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A2 E (N RETINYLIDENE N RETINYLETHANOLAMINE); A2-E (N-RETINYLIDENE-N-RETINYLETHANOLAMINE); LIPOFUSCIN; RETINOID; VISUAL PIGMENT;

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

AGING; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LIPOFUSCIN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL PIGMENTS; RETINOIDS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0033175148     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb07986.x     Document Type: Article

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