Dynamic action of carotenoids in cardioprotection and maintenance of cardiac health

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4755-4769

  Agarwal, Mahesh ^a   Parameswari, Royapuram P ^b   Vasanthi, Hannah R ^a   Das, Dipak K ^c  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cardiovascular disease; Carotenoids; Oxidative stress; RNS; ROS

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL COMMUNICATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REPERFUSION INJURY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84860237806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17044755     Document Type: Review

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