Pro-carcinogenic activity of β-carotene, a putative systemic photoprotectant

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 753-758

  Black, Homer S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CATION; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHYTOENE; SELENIUM; SINGLET OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

RODENTIA;

EID: 4644266965     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b316438a     Document Type: Article

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