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1. Altersbedingte Makuladegeneration: Vitalstoffe zur Prävention und Therapie.

Author

Gebhardt, Philipp

Subjects
*MACULAR degeneration, *RETINA, *PHOTORECEPTORS, *MACULA lutea, *CAROTENOIDS, *SUNSCREENS (Cosmetics), *FREE radicals
Abstract

The article discusses vital substances for prevention and therapy of Age-related macular degeneration in the center of the retina where the photoreceptor cells are densely arranged. Topics include macula lutea offers coloration, which is caused by high concentrations of carotenoids that are stored here and form a natural sunscreen; and incident light catalyses the formation of free radicals, which damage the photoreceptor cells .

Published
2022

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