Nutritional significance and measurement of carotenoids

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-91

  Smidt, Carsten R ^a   Burke, D S ^a  

^a Pharmanex Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Carotenoids; Nutritional status; Raman spectroscopy; Skin

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTIVATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 2442522128     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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