Direct measurement of the ultraviolet absorption coefficient of single retinal melanosomes

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-281

  Peles, Dana N ^a   Simon, John D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIHYDROXY 2 INDOLYLCARBOXYLIC ACID; 5,6 DIHYDROXYINDOLE; 5,6-DIHYDROXY-2-INDOLYLCARBOXYLIC ACID; 5,6-DIHYDROXYINDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MELANOSOME; METHODOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; INDOLES; MELANOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77649262572     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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