Identification of the Macular Pigment

Bone, Richard A.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01EY005452-03
• Application #: 3260521
• Study Section: Visual Sciences A Study Section (VISA)
• Project Start: 1984-07-01
• Project End: 1990-06-30
• Budget Start: 1988-07-01
• Budget End: 1990-06-30
• Support Year: 3
• Fiscal Year: 1988

Institution

• Name: Florida International University
• Type: Schools of Arts and Sciences
• DUNS #: 071298814
• City: Miami
• State: FL
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 33199

Publications

Bone, R A; Landrum, J T; Hime, G W et al. (1993) Stereochemistry of the human macular carotenoids. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 34:2033-40

Bone, R A; Landrum, J T (1992) Distribution of macular pigment components, zeaxanthin and lutein, in human retina. Methods Enzymol 213:360-6

Bone, R A; Landrum, J T; Cains, A (1992) Optical density spectra of the macular pigment in vivo and in vitro. Vision Res 32:105-10

Stark, W S; Schilly, D; Christianson, J S et al. (1990) Photoreceptor-specific efficiencies of beta-carotene, zeaxanthin and lutein for photopigment formation deduced from receptor mutant Drosophila melanogaster. J Comp Physiol A 166:429-36

Bone, R A; Landrum, J T; Tarsis, S L (1985) Preliminary identification of the human macular pigment. Vision Res 25:1531-5