Carotenoids and retinal disease. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John T. Landrum, John M. Nolan.
• Other Names: Landrum, John Thomas; Nolan, John (John M.)
• Contents: Chapter 1. Macular pigment : from discovery to function / John T. Landrum, Richard A. Bone, Martha Neuringer, and Yisi Cao -- chapter 2. Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration and their relationship with the macular carotenoids / Tos T.J.M. Berendschot -- chapter 3. Epidemiology and aetiopathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration / Sobha Sivaprasad and Phil Hykin -- chapter 4. Relationships of lutein and zeaxanthin to age-related macular degeneration : epidemiological evidence / Julie A. Mares -- chapter 5. Clinical trials investigating the macular carotenoids / Sarah Sabour-Pickett, John M. Nolan, and Stephen Beatty -- chapter 6. The promise of molecular genetics for investigating the influence of macular xanthophyllys on advanced age-related macular degeneration / John Paul SanGiovanni and Martha Neuringer -- chapter 7. A review of recent data on the bioavailability of lutein and zeaxanthin / Mareike Beck and Wolfgang Schalch -- chapter 8. Multiple influences of xanthophylls within the visual system / Billy R. Hammond, Jr. and James G. Elliott -- chapter 9. Transport and retinal capture of the macular carotenoids / Binxing Li and Paul S. Bernstein -- chapter 10. Measurement and interpretation of macular carotenoids in human serum / David I. Thurnham, Katherine A. Meagher, Eithne Connolly, and John M. Nolan -- chapter 11. Xanthophyll-membrane interactions : implications for age-related macular degeneration / Witold K. Subczynski, Anna Wisniewska-Becker, and Justyna Widomska -- chapter 12. Light distribution on the retina : implications for age-related macular degeneration / Richard A. Bone, Jorge C. Gibert, and Anirbaan Mukherjee.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (266 pages), illustrations (some color), portrait
• Subjects: 617.7/35; Retinal degeneration; Carotenoids; Diseases -- Risk factors; Macular Degeneration; Carotenoids -- analysis; Risk Factors; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Carotenoids; Diseases -- Risk factors; Retinal degeneration; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466502055; 1466502053; 1466502045; 9781466502048
• Related ISBNs: 9781466502048
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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