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Location of macular xanthophylls in the most vulnerable regions of photoreceptor outer-segment membranes

Lutein and zeaxanthin are two dietary carotenoids that compose the macular pigment of the primate retina. Another carotenoid, meso-zeaxanthin, is formed from lutein in the retina. A membrane location is one possible site where these dipolar, terminally dihydroxylated carotenoids, named macular xanth...

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Main Authors: Subczynski, Witold K., Wisniewska, Anna, Widomska, Justyna
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957566/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20494651
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2010.05.015
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