Interrelationships between maternal carotenoid status and newborn infant macular pigment optical density and carotenoid status

Deposition of the macular pigment carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin in the human retina occurs early in life. In this study, we examined the interrelationships of maternal carotenoid status and newborn infant macular pigment levels and systemic carotenoid status. As a secondary measure, we also eval...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2013-08, Vol.54 (8), p.5568-5578
Hauptverfasser:	Henriksen, Bradley S, Chan, Gary, Hoffman, Robert O, Sharifzadeh, Mohsen, Ermakov, Igor V, Gellermann, Werner, Bernstein, Paul S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Carotenoids - metabolism Female Humans Infant, Newborn Lutein - metabolism Macula Lutea - chemistry Male Milk, Human - metabolism Retinal Pigments - analysis Spectrum Analysis, Raman Xanthophylls - metabolism Zeaxanthins
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