Lycopene - Tomato's secret weapon against oxidative stress

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-279

  Sarkar, P D ^a   Sahu, A ^b   Gupta, T ^b  

^a MGM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

GSH; Lycopene; MDA; Oxidative stress; SOD; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; HUMAN; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TOMATO;

EID: 84856460190     PISSN: 22234721     EISSN: 20760299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjms.v10i4.9500     Document Type: Article

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