Individual variations in the spatial profile of human macular pigment

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1187-1196

  Hammond, Billy R ^a   Wooten, Billy R ^b   Snodderly, D Max ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETINAL PIGMENTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031155946     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.001187     Document Type: Article

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