Cervical tissue and plasma concentrations of α-carotene and β-carotene in women are correlated

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1933-1936

  Gamboa Pinto, Antonio J ^a   Rock, Cheryl L ^a   Ferruzzi, Mario G ^b   Schowinsky, Amy B ^b   Schwartz, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Cervical dysplasia; Cervix; Electrochemical detection; Humans

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; CRYPTOXANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 0031737713     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.11.1933     Document Type: Article

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