Interactions between canthaxanthin and l
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Agnieszka Sujak
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Article
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2009
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SP Versita
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English
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## Abstract Canthaxanthin (ฮฒ, ฮฒ-carotene 4, 4โฒ dione) is used widely as a drug or as a food and cosmetic colorant, but it may have some undesirable effects on human health, mainly caused by the formation of crystals in the macula lutea membranes of the retina. This condition is called canthaxanthin