Carotenoids: Biology and treatment

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-197

  Rock, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Clinical trials; Diet; Retinoids; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; RETINOID; RETINOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL GROWTH; DIET; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CAROTENOIDS; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0031474314     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-7258(97)00054-5     Document Type: Review

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