Antioxidant potentials of vitamin A and carotenoids and their relevance to heart disease

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 746-761

  Palace, Vince P ^a   Khaper, Neelam ^a   Qin, Qining ^a   Singal, Pawan K ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Free radical; Heart disease; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; FREE RADICAL; RETINAL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; FRUIT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0033048004     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00266-4     Document Type: Review

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