Variations in plasma lycopene and specific isomers over time in a cohort of U.S. men

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1930-1936

  Wu, Kana ^a   Schwartz, Steven J ^b   Platz, Elizabeth A ^c   Clinton, Steven K ^d   Erdman Jr , John W ^e   Ferruzzi, Mario G ^b   Willett, Walter C ^a,f   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Isomers; Lycopene; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

LYCOPENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOMER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; UNITED STATES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0038653367     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.6.1930     Document Type: Article

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