Accumulation and interactions of β-carotene and α-tocopherol in patients with adenomatous polyps

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 546-550

  Simone, F ^a   Pappalardo, G ^a   Maiani, G ^a   Guadalaxara, A ^a   Bugianesi, R ^a   Conte, A M ^a   Azzini, E ^a   Mobarhan, S ^b  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione   (Italy)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant in tissue; Colonic adenomatous polyps; Plasma levels interactions; carotene and tocopherol supplementation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; COLON POLYPOSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BIOPSY; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036078787     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601354     Document Type: Article

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