Fruits and vegetables that are sources for lutein and zeaxanthin: The macular pigment in human eyes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 907-910

  Sommerburg, Olaf ^b   Keunen, Jan E E ^c   Bird, Alan C ^d   Van Kuijk, Frederik J G M ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; HEXANE; PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIODE; EGG YOLK; EXTRACTION; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GRAPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOGENATE; MAIZE; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RISK; SPINACH; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0031658490     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.8.907     Document Type: Article

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