Age-related accumulation and spatial distribution of lipofuscin in RPE of normal subjects

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1855-1866

  Delori, F C ^a   Goger, D G ^a   Dorey, C K ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA ROD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0034940622     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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