Lycopene and human health

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-136

  Rao, A Venket ^a   Rao, Leticia G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Lycopene; Male infertility; Neurodegenerative disease; Osteoblasts; Osteoclast; Osteoporosis; Tomatoes and tomato products

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; ISOFLAVONE; LYCOPENE; PLACEBO; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; HYPERTENSION; LUNG CANCER; MALE INFERTILITY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STOMACH CANCER; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 4043182708     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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