Evidence that dietary supplementation with carotenoids and carotenoid-rich foods modulates the DNA damage: Repair balance in human lymphocytes

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Astley, Siân B ^a   Elliott, Ruan M ^a   Archer, David B ^b   Southon, Susan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carotene; cryptoxanthin; Carotenoids; DNA damage; DNA repair; Single cell gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARROT; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PROTECTION; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TOCOPHEROLS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

CITRUS RETICULATA; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0345874648     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20031001     Document Type: Article

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