Protection against UVA damage and effects on neutrophil-derived reactive oxygen species by β-carotene

Inflammation Research

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 425-426

  Bohne, M ^a   Struy, H ^a   Gerber, A ^a   Gollnick, H ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

carotene; Reactive oxygen species; UV light

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ZYMOSAN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; RADIATION INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

BETA CAROTENE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NEUTROPHILS; OPSONIN PROTEINS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ZYMOSAN;

EID: 0030668888     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000110050217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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