Plasma (carotenoids, retinol, α-tocopherol) and tissue (carotenoids) levels after supplementation with β-carotene in subjects with precancerous and cancerous lesions of sigmoid colon

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 661-666

  Pappalardo, G ^a   Maiani, G ^b   Mobarhan, S ^c   Guadalaxara, A ^a   Azzini, E ^b   Raguzzini, A ^b   Salucci, M ^b   Serafini, M ^b   Trifero, M ^a   Illomei, G ^a   Ferro Luzzi, A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant in tissue and plasma levels; Subjects with polypous and with colonic cancer; carotene supplementation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRECANCER; TIME; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 14444274819     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600457     Document Type: Article

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