Macular response to supplementation with differing xanthophyll formulations in subjects with and without age-related macular degeneration

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 253, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1231-1243

  Thurnham, David I ^a   Nolan, John M ^b   Howard, Alan N ^c,d   Beatty, Stephen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Ireland   (Ireland)

^c Howard Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^d DOWNING COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Institute of Vision Research   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Lutein; Macular pigment; Meso zeaxanthin; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; MESO-ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; AGED; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN;

AGED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DENSITOMETRY; DIET; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MACULAR PIGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; XANTHOPHYLLS; ZEAXANTHINS;

EID: 84938418952     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-014-2811-3     Document Type: Article

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