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Although there have been significant advances in our understanding of AMD, knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for its progression remain unclear. This dissertation details experiments that were designed to better understand the factors that may play a causal role in AMD as well as the development of methods to assist in AMD research. Specifically, the protein composition of retinal LF was assessed to elucidate its origin. These findings are reported in chapter 2. The accumulation, composition and phototoxicity of MLF were analyzed to assess MLF''s origin and possible contribution to AMD. These results are reported in chapter 3. Because protein oxidation is possibly a common posttranslational modification to proteins which accumulate in lipofuscin and melanolipofuscin granules, a method for the detection and analysis of oxidized proteins was developed and is reported in chapter 4. Chapter 5 details the proteomic differences between ARPE-19 cells - the only human RPE cell line available for research - in their differentiated and undifferentiated states and compares these to the proteome of human RPE cells. These results are also compared to the phenotypic difference of these cells as observed by transmission electron microscopy.

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Part of the Pelican Big Books series, this weather rhyme has a familiar setting. The teaching focus is on rhyming words and weather words. The series has been specifically written for the shared reading part of the literacy hour and supports the genre requirements of the National Literacy Strategy.