Retinal photodamage mediated by all-trans-retinal

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1309-1319

  Maeda, Tadao ^a   Golczak, Marcin ^a   Maeda, Akiko ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINAL;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; LIGHT; METABOLISM; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETINA; RETINA DEGENERATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIGHT; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINALDEHYDE;

EID: 84868214853     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01143.x     Document Type: Review

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