Serum carotenoids and markers of inflammation in nonsmokers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1065-1071

  Kritchevsky, Stephen B ^a   Bush, Andrew J ^a   Pahor, Marco ^b   Gross, Myron D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Beta carotene; C reactive protein; Carotenoids; Cross sectional studies; Fibrinogen; Inflammation; Leukocyte count

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; FIBRINOGEN; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RISK;

EID: 0034541279     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.11.1065     Document Type: Article

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