Rhythmicity of the retinal pigment epithelium

The Retina and Circadian Rhythms

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 95-112

  Ruggiero, Linda ^a   Finnemann, Silvia C ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Outer segment renewal; Phagocytosis; Phosphatidylserine exposure; Retinal pigment epithelium; Rhythmic clearance; Shedding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959106499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9613-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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