Cigarettes, cancer, and carotenoids: A continuing, unresolved antioxidant paradox

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1421-1423

  Van der Vliet, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033653642     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.6.1421     Document Type: Editorial

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