Light-induced damage to the retina: Role of rhodopsin chromophore revisited

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1305-1330

  Rózanowska, Małgorzata ^a   Sarna, Tadeusz ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; OPSIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RETINAL; RHODOPSIN;

CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LIGHT; LIPOFUSCIN; OPSIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINALDEHYDE; RHODOPSIN;

EID: 29844442746     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2004-11-13-IR-371     Document Type: Review

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