Effect of vitamin E and beta-carotene on DNA strand breakage induced by tobacco-specific nitrosamines and stimulated human phagocytes

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-14

  Weitberg, A B ^a,b   Corvese, D ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Roger Williams Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

beta carotene; DNA strand breaks; tobacco specific nitrosamines; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; NITROSAMINE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030891250     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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