Recovery of human lymphocytes from oxidative DNA damage; the apparent enhancement of DNA repair by carotenoids is probably simply an antioxidant effect

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 80-85

  Torbergsen, Anne C ^a   Collins, Andrew R ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Comet assay; DNA repair; Oxidative DNA damage

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMET ASSAY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EXCISION REPAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN TENSION;

EID: 0033949307     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003940050006     Document Type: Article

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