Cancer prevention by natural carotenoids

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 27, 1997, Pages 86-91

  Nishino, Hoyoku ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; crtB gene; Lutein; Lycopene; Natural carotenoids; Phytoene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PHYTOENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL STRAIN 3T3; GENETICS; LIVER TUMOR; ONCOGENE RAS; RAT; SKIN TUMOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CAROTENOIDS; GENES, RAS; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031325020     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(1997)27+<86::AID-JCB14>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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