Preliminary clinical evaluation of toxicity and efficacy of a new astaxanthin-rich Haematococcus pluvialis extract

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-284

  Satoh, Akira ^a   Tsuji, Shinji ^a   Okada, Yumika ^a   Murakami, Nagisa ^a   Urami, Maki ^a   Nakagawa, Keisuke ^a   Ishikura, Masaharu ^a   Katagiri, Mikiyuki ^b   Koga, Yoshihiko ^c   Shirasawa, Takuji ^b  

^a YAMAHA MOTOR CO   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Bioreactor; Brain function; Clinical efficacy; Clinical safety

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; PURESTA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; OPEN STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; TREATMENT DURATION; YEAST;

CRUSTACEA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 68549099569     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.08-238     Document Type: Article

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