Influence of the dietary carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin on visual performance: Application to baseball

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Hammond, Billy R ^a   Fletcher, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; BLURRED VISION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTRAST; DIETARY INTAKE; EYE DISCOMFORT; GLARE; HUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; RETINA; RETINA INJURY; REVIEW; VISIBILITY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84867778140     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.034876     Document Type: Review

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