Subretinal injection of rod outer segments leads to an increase in the number of early-stage melanosomes in retinal pigment epithelial cells

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 52-56

  Peters, S ^a   Kayatz, P ^a   Heimann, K ^a   Schraermeyer, U ^a  

^a Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery ^*

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Melanin; Melanogenesis; Rat

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT;

EID: 0034086299     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055589     Document Type: Article

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