Potential role of carotenoids as antioxidants in human health and disease

Nutrients

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 466-488

  Fiedor, Joanna ^a   Burda, Květoslava ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Carotenoid; Chronic disease; Oxidative stress; Photosensitive disorders; Reactive oxygen species; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FENTON REACTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEOPLASM; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893226711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu6020466     Document Type: Article

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