The differing embryonic origins of retinal and uveal (iris/ciliary body and choroid) melanosomes are mirrored by their phospholipid composition

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-69

  Ward, Weslyn C ^a   Simon, John D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Choroids; Iris; Lipids; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Melanosome; Retinal pigment epithelium; Uveal

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; GLYCEROPHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHOSERINE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SPHINGOMYELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; IRIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANOSOME; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA; UVEA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS; IRIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANOSOMES; RETINA; SPHINGOMYELINS; UVEA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 33846125559     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: 16000749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.2006.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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