Serum carotenoids and tocopherols and incidence of age-related nuclear cataract

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 272-277

  Lyle, Barbara J ^b   Mares Perlman, Julie A ^a   Klein, Barbara E K ^b   Klein, Ronald ^b   Palta, Mari ^b   Bowen, Phyllis E ^b   Greger, Janet L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Beaver Dam Eye Study; Humans; Nuclear cataract; Serum carotenoids; Serum tocopherols; Vitamin E status

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LYCOPENE; TOCOPHEROL; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ANIMALIA; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 0032923530     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.2.272     Document Type: Article

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