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Macular lutein and zeaxanthin are related to brain lutein and zeaxanthin in primates

OBJECTIVES: Xanthophyll pigments lutein and zeaxanthin cross the blood-retina barrier to preferentially accumulate in the macular region of the neural retina. There they form macular pigment, protecting the retina from blue light damage and oxidative stress. Lutein and zeaxanthin also accumulate in...

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Main Authors: Vishwanathan, Rohini, Neuringer, Martha, Snodderly, D. Max, Schalch, Wolfgang, Johnson, Elizabeth J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824968/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22780947
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1476830512Y.0000000024
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