Effects of epoxycarotenoids, β-carotene, and retinoic acid on the differentiation and viability of the leukemia cell line NB4 in vitro

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 303-308

  Duitsman, Pamela K ^a   Barua, Arun B ^a   Becker, Bruno ^a   Olson, James Allen ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5,6 epoxyretinoic acid; Cell differentiation; Epoxycarotenoids; NB4 cells; Retinoic acid; Viability; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033198369     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.69.5.303     Document Type: Article

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