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Possible biologic mechanisms for a protective role of xanthophylls
1Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111-1837, USA. norman.krinsky@tufts.edu
The Journal of Nutrition
|March 7, 2002
Abstract:
This contribution surveys the evidence linking the presence of the two xanthophylls, lutein and zeaxanthin, to a protective role in the macular region of the retina. Although the evidence is still associative in nature, it is biologically plausible, and may be resolved with additional intervention trials.