The Protective Effects of a Dietary Carotenoid, Astaxanthin, Against Light-Induced Retinal Damage

• Auteurs principaux: Tomohiro Otsuka (Auteur), Masamitsu Shimazawa (Auteur), Tomohiro Nakanishi (Auteur), Yuta Ohno (Auteur), Yuki Inoue (Auteur), Kazuhiro Tsuruma (Auteur), Takashi Ishibashi (Auteur), Hideaki Hara (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Elsevier, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Dietary carotenoids exhibit various biological activities, including antioxidative activity. In particular, astaxanthin, a type of carotenoid, is well known as a powerful antioxidant. We investigated whether astaxanthin would protect against light-induced retinal damage. In an in vivo study, ddY mal...