Diet potentiates the UV-carcinogenic response to β-carotene

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-178

  Black, H S ^a   Okotie Eboh, G ^a   Gerguis, J ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0033637294     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327914NC372_9     Document Type: Article

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