Lycopene and β-carotene protect against oxidative damage in HT29 cells at low concentrations but rapidly lose this capacity at higher doses

Free Radical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-151

  Lowe, Gordon M ^a   Booth, Laurence A ^a   Young, Andrew J ^a   Bilton, Rodney F ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comet; Lycopene; Xanthine oxidase; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HT29; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE;

EID: 0033038856     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900300151     Document Type: Article

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