Why Is Zeaxanthin the Most Concentrated Xanthophyll in the Central Fovea?
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DOI: 10.3390/nu12051333
Abstract: Diet-based xanthophylls (zeaxanthin and lutein) are conditionally essential polar carotenoids preferentially accreted in high concentrations (1 mM) to the central retina, where they have the capacity to impart unique physiologically significant biophysical biochemical properties implicated… read more here.
Keywords: macular xanthophylls; central fovea; concentrated xanthophyll; zeaxanthin concentrated ... See more keywords