Dietary modification of human macular pigment density

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1795-1801

  Hammond Jr , Billy R ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth J ^b   Russell, Robert M ^b   Krinsky, Norman I ^b,c   Yeum, Kyung Jin ^b   Edwards, Ross B ^d   Snodderly, D Max ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Carotenoids; Diet; Macular pigment

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DIET THERAPY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SPINACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BETA CAROTENE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; XANTHOPHYLLS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1842295179     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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