Lycopene: Chemistry, biology, and implications for human health and disease

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 35-51

  Clinton, Steven K ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOMATO;

EID: 0031889382     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1998.tb01691.x     Document Type: Review

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