What is lipofuscin? Defining characteristics and differentiation from other autofluorescent lysosomal storage bodies

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 169-184

  Katz, Martin L ^a   Robison Jr , W Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceroid; Lipofuscin; Macular degeneration; Retina; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

CEROID; LIPOFUSCIN; PIGMENT; RETINOL;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLUE LIGHT; CELL TYPE; COLOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; LYSOSOME STORAGE DISEASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SENESCENCE; TISSUE METABOLISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0036124957     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(02)00005-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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