β-Carotene and Other Carotenoids as Antioxidants

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 426-433

  Russell, Robert M ^a   Paiva, Sergio A R ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Oxidative stress; Retinol; carotene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASBESTOS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; CLINICAL TRIALS; FRUIT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; VEGETABLES;

ANGINA; ANIMALIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032832655     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1999.10718880     Document Type: Article

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