Quantitative fundus autofluorescence in mice: Correlation with HPLC quantitation of RPE lipofuscin and measurement of retina outer nuclear layer thickness

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2812-2820

  Sparrow, Janet R ^a   Blonska, Anna ^a   Flynn, Erin ^a   Duncker, Tobias ^a   Greenberg, Jonathan P ^a   Secondi, Roberta ^a   Ueda, Keiko ^a   Delori, François C ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abca4; Bisretinoid; Mouse; Quantitative fundus autofluorescence; RPE lipofuscin

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; TROPICAMIDE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA OUTER NUCLEAR LAYER THICKNESS; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; GENOTYPE; LIPOFUSCIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL IMAGING; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINOIDS;

EID: 84876483149     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-11490     Document Type: Article

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