Localization of carotenoids in different eye tissues

BioFactors

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 3-6

  Sommerburg, Olaf ^a   Siems, Werner G ^b   Van Kuijk, Frederik J G M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Herzog Julius Klinik GmbH & Co KG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Eye; HPLC; Lutein; Macula; Retina; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EYE; HUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; EYE; HUMANS; LUTEIN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0033629599     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520110102     Document Type: Article

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