Zinc and the eye

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 106-118

  Grahn, Bruce H ^a   Paterson, Phyllis G ^b   Gottschall Pass, Katherine T ^c   Zhang, Zhen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Eye; Retina; Zinc

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; RHODOPSIN; TAURINE; ZINC;

CHOROID; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATS; CHOROID; CORNEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOGS; EYE DISEASES; FISHES; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RETINA; SWINE; TAURINE; VITAMIN A; ZINC;

EID: 0035022273     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2001.10719022     Document Type: Review

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