Carotenoids and ocular health

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-68

  Zhao, Da You ^a   Bhosale, Prakash ^a   Bernstein, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Lutein; Macula; Oxidative stress; Serum crotenoids; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; TRACE ELEMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANCER; CATARACT; CHOROIDEREMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; EGG YOLK; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EYE DISEASE; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; ISOMER; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LENS; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STARGARDT DISEASE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33646692511     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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