Dietary supplementation with carotenoids: Effects on α-tocopherol levels and susceptibility of tissues to oxidative stress

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 307-317

  Woodall, Alan A ^a,b   Britton, George ^a   Jackson, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Free radicals; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMA; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOIDS; CHICKENS; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITAMIN E; XANTHOPHYLLS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029835078     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960034     Document Type: Article

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