Oxidative stress in ocular disease: Does lutein play a protective role?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 861-862

  Santosa, Sylvia ^a   Jones, Peter J H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BLINDNESS; BLUE LIGHT; CATARACT; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTORECEPTOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR;

CATARACT; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27144478049     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031425     Document Type: Short Survey

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