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Macular Pigment MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Macular Pigment
Tree Number(s)
D23.767.261.887.625
Unique ID
D065348
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065348
Scope Note
A yellow pigment that accumulates in the MACULA LUTEA. It is composed of LUTEIN, meso-zeaxanthin, and ZEAXANTHIN.
Previous Indexing
Retinal Pigments (1971-2014)
Public MeSH Note
2015
History Note
2015
Date Established
2015/01/01
Date of Entry
2014/06/26
Revision Date
2014/06/06
Macular Pigment Preferred
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