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CHAPTER 7
Resonance Raman Imaging
and Quantification of
Carotenoid Antioxidants
in the Human Retina
and Skin
Mohsen Sharifzadeh, Igor V. Ermakov
Department of Physics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Paul S. Bernstein
Moran Eye Center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Werner Gellermann *
Department of Physics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
7.1 Introduction
Motivated by the growing importance of carotenoid antioxidants in
health and disease, we investigate resonance Raman scattering (RRS)
as a novel approach for the noninvasive optical detection of carotenoids
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