Plasma antioxidant concentrations in a population of elderly women: Findings from the Nun Study

Nutrition Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1881-1890

  Gross, Myron D ^a   Snowdon, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

carotenoids; elderly; tocopherol and plasma; women

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP;

EID: 0030297225     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(96)00211-4     Document Type: Article

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