Retinal Pigment Epithelium Melanin and Ocular Toxicity
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Toxicology
- Vol. 21 (6) , 451-454
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10915810290169873
Abstract
Ocular morphology is specifically directed at facilitating the transmittance of visible light to the retina for the purposes of photoreceptor absorption and pho...Keywords
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