Cancer prevention by carotenoids

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 402, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 159-163

  Nishino, Hoyoku ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Natural carotenoid; Phytoene synthase gene

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; FUCOXANTHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; TARGET CELL;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CAROTENOIDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; ONCOGENES; TRANSFECTION; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0032543363     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(97)00293-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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