Effect of untreated and photobleached bovine RPE melanosomes on the photoinduced peroxidation of lipids

Melanin is usually considered a photoprotective pigment and antioxidant agent, but it is unclear how melanosomes protect pigmented cells against oxidative stress induced by light and whether aging modulates its photoprotective function, particularly in long-lived post-mitotic cells such as the retin...

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