Carotenoid Action on the Immune Response

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Chew, Boon P ^a   Park, Jean Soon ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Immunity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL;

AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0346726169     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.1.257s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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