Age-related changes in human macular Bruch's membrane as seen by quick-freeze/deep-etch

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-218

  Huang, Jiahn Dar ^a   Presley, J Brett ^b   Chimento, Melissa F ^b   Curcio, Christine A ^b   Johnson, Mark ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; age related maculopathy; Bruch's membrane; electron microscopy; extracellular matrix; lipids; lipoproteins; ultrastructures

Indexed keywords

LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FREEZE ETCHING; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEINS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE;

EID: 34447631882     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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