The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-134

  Beatty, Stephen ^a   Koh, Hui Hiang ^d   Phil, M ^b   Henson, David ^a   Boulton, Michael ^c  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Antioxidants; Free radicals; Macular pigment; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen intermediates

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINAL; RETINOL; RHODOPSIN; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZEAXANTHIN; ZINC;

AGING; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033795036     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(00)00140-5     Document Type: Article

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