Lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with photoreceptors in the human retina

Current Eye Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 491-495

  Sommerburg, Olaf ^a,b   Siems, Werner G ^a,c   Hurst, John S ^a   Lewis, James W ^d   Kliger, David S ^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 Herzog Julius Klinik GmbH & Co KG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Macula; Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE); Retinal rod outer segments (ROS); Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; EYE PROTEIN; HEXANE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RETINA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT;

EID: 0033374267     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.19.6.491.5276     Document Type: Article

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