The relationship between plasma carotenoids and depressive symptoms in older persons

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 588-598

  Milaneschi, Yuri ^a   Bandinelli, Stefania ^b   Penninx, Brenda W ^c   Corsi, Anna Maria ^d   Lauretani, Fabrizio ^d   Vazzana, Rosamaria ^e   Semba, Richard D ^f   Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b ASF   (Italy)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; antioxidants; Carotenoids; depression; infl ammation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK;

EID: 84869168969     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2011.597876     Document Type: Article

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