ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA
ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA
ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA
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16 TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CAROTENOIDS<br />
mezozeaxanthin are effective quenchers of singlet oxygen (Wrona<br />
et al., 2004, Kim et al., 2006, Li et al., 2010).<br />
This work was supported by PNCD II ID_854 Research Grant. The<br />
authors thank Prof. Dr. Horst A. Diehl for providing the D407 RPE cells.<br />
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Biophys. 504: 56-60.<br />
SESSION 7<br />
102 <strong>ACTA</strong> <strong>BIOLOGICA</strong> <strong>CRACOVIENSIA</strong> Series Botanica
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