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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
National Institutes of Health

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B23 protein, Astyanax fasciatusRetinoidsRhodopsiniodopsin
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CarotenoidsIn BloodPhotoreceptorsProcess of secretion
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Pigment

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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
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into functional retinal pigment epithelium cells.
Dysfunction and loss of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) leads to degeneration of photoreceptors in age-related macular… 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
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
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
In search of the visual pigment template
Absorbance spectra were recorded by microspectrophotometry from 39 different rod and cone types representing amphibians, reptiles… Expand
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Transdifferentiated retinal pigment epithelial cells are immunoreactive for vascular endothelial growth factor in surgically excised age-related macular degeneration-related choroidal neovascular…
PURPOSE To determine the cellular origin and the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) immunoreactivity of the nonvascular… Expand
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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Review
1995
Review
1995
Lipofuscin of the retinal pigment epithelium: A review
Accumulation of lipofuscin is one of the most characteristic features of ageing observed in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE… 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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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Functions of a new photoreceptor membrane.
The purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium contains only one protein, bacteriorhodopsin, which closely resembles the visual… Expand
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