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Br J Ophthalmol 83:867-877 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.7.867
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Macular pigment and age related macular degeneration

Table 2

The carotenoids can quench reactive oxygen species (equation 1) and free radicals (equations 2 and 3)

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  • 1O2 *= singlet oxygen; R*= free radical; CAR= carotenoid.

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