Lycopene and prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-12

  Barber, N J ^a   Barber, J ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Lycopene; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYC O MATO; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; SELENIUM; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TOMATO; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85047695092     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500560     Document Type: Article

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