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Retinal Pigments

Known as: Retinal Pigments [Chemical/Ingredient], Photoreceptor Pigments, Retinal, Pigments, Retinal Photoreceptor 
Photosensitive protein complexes of varied light absorption properties which are expressed in the PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS. They are OPSINS conjugated… Expand
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B23 protein, Astyanax fasciatusRetinoidsRhodopsiniodopsin
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Pigment

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Review
2018
Review
2018
Pachychoroid disease
Pachychoroid is a relatively novel concept describing a phenotype characterized by attenuation of the choriocapillaris overlying… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Oxidative Stress in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Nrf2 as Therapeutic Target
Age-related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of vision loss in the elderly. Genetics, environmental insults, and… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Bestrophinopathy: An RPE-photoreceptor interface disease
Bestrophinopathies, one of the most common forms of inherited macular degenerations, are caused by mutations in the BEST1 gene… Expand
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Autophagy regulates death of retinal pigment epithelium cells in age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease underlined by the degradation of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells… Expand
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium in patients with age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's macular dystrophy: follow-up of two open-label phase 1/2 studies
BACKGROUND Since they were first derived more than three decades ago, embryonic stem cells have been proposed as a source of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Neuroprotectin D1: a docosahexaenoic acid-derived docosatriene protects human retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative stress.
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a lipid peroxidation target in oxidative injury to retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and retina… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Crystal structure of rhodopsin: a G-protein-coupled receptor.
Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide–binding protein (G protein)–coupled receptors (GPCRs) respond to a variety of different… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells: Architecture, Projections, and Intrinsic Photosensitivity
The primary circadian pacemaker, in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the mammalian brain, is photoentrained by light signals… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
In vivo fluorescence of the ocular fundus exhibits retinal pigment epithelium lipofuscin characteristics.
PURPOSE To characterize the intrinsic fluorescence (autofluorescence) of the human ocular fundus with regard to its excitation… Expand
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Retinal pigment epithelial lipofuscin and melanin and choroidal melanin in human eyes.
Optical measurements of the pigments of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid were made on 38 human autopsy eyes of… Expand
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