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retinal as a photosensitizer

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photosensitizing properties of retinal

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The abstract describes retinal as an endogenous photosensitizer that can promote free-radical photooxidative damage in the eye.

Source 1PubMed

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The review of details with photosensitizing properties of retinal
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Claim 1mechanistic rolesupports1994Source 1PubMed

Light in vision can also act as a dangerous injury factor.

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In vision light may act as an information bearer and a dangerous injury factor.
Claim 2mechanistic rolesupports1994Source 1PubMed

Retinal chromophores of visual pigments are examples of endogenous features that promote free-radical photooxidative destruction.

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The samples of such "details" are retinal-chromophores of all visual pigments
Claim 3modulator effectsupports1994Source 1PubMed

Oxygen aggravates retinal photooxidative damage processes discussed in the review.

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with aggravation role of oxygen
Claim 4pathophysiologysupports1994Source 1PubMed

Photooxidation of proteins and lipids induces deterioration of the structure and function of photoreceptor membrane, visual cells, and retina.

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deterioration of structure and function of photoreceptor membrane, visual cells and retina, induced by photooxidation of proteins and lipids