Carotenoid photodegradation products and human peripheral blood mononuclear cell function

Nutrition Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 581-596

  Rahman, A ^a   Parker, R S ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

carotene; Carotenoids; Immune function; Lycopene; Photodegradation; UV

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LYCOPENE; MITOGENIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 2;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035042691     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(01)00274-3     Document Type: Article

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