beta carotene
Effect of Beta-carotene on Reproductive Performance in Swine
by: shinta, 3 pagesInjection of beta-carotene did not alter live litter size, total born, number born dead, number of stillborn pigs, and number of mummified pigs in this study. Number of pigs weaned ...
Beta-Carotene Attenuates Experimentally Induced Liver Cirrhosis in Rats
by: shinta, 4 pagesHepatic stellate cell activation is a crucial step in fibrogenesis of the liver. This leads to differentiation of the HSC to a myofibroblast-like cell that may secrete a variety of ...
Lycopene and beta carotene protect in vivo iron-induced oxidative stress damage in rat prostate
by: shinta, 8 pagesIt has been suggested that iron overload may be carcinogenic. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of plasma and prostate caro- tenoid concentration on oxidative DNA damage in ...
Comparison of Serum Beta Carotene and Retinol in Smokers and Non-smokers
by: shinta, 3 pagesThe study under report was an attempt to evaluate the effect of smoking on serum ?-carotene and retinol. A total of 50 men aged 20-25 years were selected and grouped as smokers and non-smokers ...
DIETARY VITAMIN A5 BETA-CAROTENE AND RISK OF EPIDERMOID LUNG CANCER AMONG CHINESE MALES
by: shinta, 6 pagesA study of 50 pairs of Chinese male epidermoid lung cancer patients and controls matched on age, sex and eth- nicity revealed an inverse dose-response relationship between beta-carotene Intake ...
SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OFANTHOCYANOSIDE AND BETA-CAROTENE BY THIRD-DERIVATIVE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
by: shinta, 6 pagesDerivative spectrophotometry offers a useful approach for the analysis of drugs in multi-component mixtures. In this study a third-derivative spectrophotometry method was used for ...
Beta-Carotene : An Essential Nutrient for Horses ?
by: shinta, 10 pagesBeta-carotene (ß-carotene) is one of many carotenoids found in nature. In the human nutrition field, evidence suggests that higher blood levels of ß-carotene as well as other ...
High education is associated with low fat and high fibre, beta-carotene and vitamin C
by: shinta, 6 pagesEducational level has been correlated to the intake of several nutrients. In a population-based study including 17,265 men and women aged 25-69 years, the intake of nutrients were calculated ...
Dietary Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, and Risk of Prostate Cancer : Results from the Western Electric Study
by: shinta, 5 pagesDietary factors are likely candidates for important determi- nants of prostatic cancer risk. Among the most investigated nutritional factors have been antioxidants. We evaluated di- ...
Evaluation of the protective activity of beta-carotene and l- carnitine on doxorubicin -induced genotoxicity in rats
by: shinta, 8 pagesDoxorubicin is a potent antitumor agent used worldwide against many forms of human cancers. It has been demonstrated to have the potential for initiating genetic events in non-tumor cells in
