The Role of Antioxidants in Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 401-404

  Sardas, Semra ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cancer prevention

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FREE RADICAL; LYCOPENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOL; SELENIUM;

CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; FRUIT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0346257893     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X03039009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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