Aging, age-related macular degeneration, and the response-to-retention of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 393-422

  Curcio, Christine A ^a   Johnson, Mark ^b   Huang, Jiahn Dar ^c   Rudolf, Martin ^d  

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

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Apolipoprotein B; Basal deposits; Bruch's membrane; Cholesterol; Drusen; Lipoproteins; Retinal pigment epithelium; Retinyl ester

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULTHOOD; AGING; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUSEN; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350422838     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2009.08.001     Document Type: Review

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