Inhibitory effects of natural carotenoids, α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene and lutein, on colonic aberrant crypt foci formation in rats

Cancer Letters

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 137-142

  Narisawa, Tomio ^a,e   Fukaura, Yoko ^a   Hasebe, Makiko ^a   Ito, Michiko ^a   Aizawa, Rika ^a   Murakoshi, Michiaki ^b   Uemura, Shingo ^b   Khachik, Frederick ^c,d   Nishino, Hoyoku ^d  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LION CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^e KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Colonic aberrant crypts; Lutein; Lycopene; carotene; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; METHYLNITROSOUREA; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTESTINE CRYPT; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030272801     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04354-6     Document Type: Article

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