Micronutrients and cancer

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-595

  Johnson, I T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cancer; Diet; Folate; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; FOLIC ACID; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URACIL;

CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EPIGENETICS; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA DAMAGE; FOLIC ACID; FRUIT; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SELENIUM; VEGETABLES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17644387155     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2004389     Document Type: Conference Paper

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