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Efficacy of Diacetate Esters of Macular Carotenoids: Effect of Supplementation on Macular Pigment

The accumulation of the carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and mesozeaxanthin in the center of the human retina, and known as the macula lutea or macular pigment, is believed to protect the retina from age-related macular degeneration. Since the macular pigment is of dietary origin, supplements contain...

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Autores principales: Bone, Richard A., Landrum, John T., Mukherjee, Anirbaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29686895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4632081