Macular xanthophylls, lipoprotein-related genes, and age-related macular degeneration
Open Access
- 1 July 2014
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 100 (suppl_1) , 336S-346S
Abstract
Plant-based macular xanthophylls (MXs; lutein and zeaxanthin) and the lutein metabolite meso-zeaxanthin are the major constituents of macular pigment,Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health
- NIH (OD011092, EY021214)
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