CellWell record HH-19234
Recent advances in the understanding of the role of zinc in ocular tissues
Ugarte M; Osborne NN
Metallomics ยท 2014
In plain language
Zinc is the most abundant trace metal in the retina, with loosely bound zinc concentrated in the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors where it supports phototransduction, rhodopsin regeneration and synaptic signalling.
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