Beta-carotene as antioxidant

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Bast, A ^a   Van Der Plas, R M ^a   Van Den Berg, H ^b   Haenen, G R M M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

tocophenol; carotene; Antioxidant; Fats; Intake; Liquid peroxidation; Liver microsomes; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TIME; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0029830644     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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