Lens aging in relation to nutritional determinants and possible risk factors for age-related cataract

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1732-1737

  Berendschot, Tos T J M ^a,b   Broekmans, Wendy M R ^b,c   Klöpping Ketelaars, Ineke A A ^b   Kardinaal, Alwine F M ^b,c   Van Poppel, Geert ^d   Van Norren, Dirk ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS EPITHELIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPTICAL DENSITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0036970881     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.120.12.1732     Document Type: Article

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