Effects of lutein and docosahexaenoic acid supplementation on macular pigment optical density in a randomized controlled trial

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 543-551

  García Layana, Alfredo ^a   Recalde, Sergio ^a   Alamán, Angel Salinas ^a   Robredo, Patricia Fernández ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Docosahexaenoic acid; Lutein; Macular pigment density

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PLACEBO; XANTHOPHYLL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACULAR PIGMENT OPTICAL DENSITY; MALE; PHOTOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 84874063528     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5020543     Document Type: Article

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