PROCESSING AND TRANSPORT OF RETINOIDS BY THE RETINAL-PIGMENT EPITHELIUM

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BOK, D
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[1] Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and the Jules Stein Eye Institute, Cénter for the Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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10.1038/eye.1990.44
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
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Recent developments regarding our understanding of retinoid processing and transport during the visual cycle and related events are reviewed. Retinoids are bound and protected by a cohort of retinoid binding proteins, each of whiCh is unique. The production of retinol (Vitamin A) derivatives is accomplished by a group of membrane-bound enzymes, some of which appear to be coupled in their actions. © 1990 College of Ophthalmologists.
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