Lycopene: Antioxidant and biological effects and its bioavailability in the human

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-124

  Sies, Helmut ^a   Stahl, Wilhelm ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPENE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROTECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031750314     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-218-44285a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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