Procarcinogenic and anticarcinogenic effects of β-carotene

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 9 I, 1999, Pages 263-272

  Wang, Xiang Dong ^a   Russell, Robert M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CARCINOGEN; CAROTENOID; CIGARETTE SMOKE; CYCLINE; FREE RADICAL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOL;

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0032695618     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1999.tb01809.x     Document Type: Review

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