beta Carotene - Administration & dosage
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Effects of beta-carotene on antioxidant status in rats with chronic alcohol consumption.

30 Jul 2009 This study examined the effects of beta-carotene on antioxidant status in rats with chronic alcohol consumption. At the beginning of experiment (week 0), according to both the plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase ... Read more...

A minute dose of 14C-{beta}-carotene is absorbed and converted to retinoids in humans.

15 Jun 2009 Our objective was to quantify the absorption and conversion to retinoids of a 1.01-nmol, 3.7-kBq oral dose of (14)C-beta-carotene in 8 healthy adults. The approach was to quantify, using AMS, the elimination of (14)C in feces for up to 16 d after ... Read more...

Effects of long-term antioxidant supplementation and association of serum antioxidant concentrations with risk of metabolic syndrome in adults.

31 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Limited observational evidence suggests lower antioxidant concentrations in individuals with the metabolic syndrome (MetS); few randomized controlled trials have addressed the effect of multiple antioxidants on the risk of MetS. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'beta Carotene - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Effects of beta-carotene on antioxidant status in rats with chronic alcohol consumption. 30 Jul 2009
• A minute dose of 14C-{beta}-carotene is absorbed and converted to retinoids in humans. 15 Jun 2009
• Effects of long-term antioxidant supplementation and association of serum antioxidant concentrations with risk of metabolic syndrome in adults. 31 May 2009
• Effects of vitamins C and E and beta-carotene on the risk of type 2 diabetes in women at high risk of cardiovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial. 31 May 2009
• Development of dietary phytochemical chemopreventive agents: biomarkers and choice of dose for early clinical trials. 24 May 2009
• Vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, and cognitive function among women with or at risk of cardiovascular disease: The Women's Antioxidant and Cardiovascular Study. 16 May 2009
• Associations between alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene, and retinol and prostate cancer survival. 19 Apr 2009
• Stearyl ferulate-based solid lipid nanoparticles for the encapsulation and stabilization of beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol. 6 Apr 2009
• Dietary carotenoid intake is associated with lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly men. 23 Mar 2009
• Total and cancer mortality after supplementation with vitamins and minerals: follow-up of the Linxian General Population Nutrition Intervention Trial. 22 Mar 2009
• Evaluation of risk factors for cataract types in a competing risks framework. 27 Feb 2009
• Can the Mediterranean diet prevent prostate cancer? 30 Jan 2009
• Prostate cancer and vegetable consumption. 30 Jan 2009
• Effects of antioxidant supplementation on insulin sensitivity, endothelial adhesion molecules, and oxidative stress in normal-weight and overweight young adults. 30 Jan 2009
• [Tomatoes and lycopene in prevention and therapy--is there an evidence for prostate diseases?] 26 Jan 2009
• [Carotinaemia in patient with excessive beta-carotene food-intake and dysregulated diabetes mellitus] 24 Jan 2009
• Nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and prostate cancer risk. 21 Jan 2009
• Cassava with enhanced beta-carotene maintains adequate vitamin A status in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) despite substantial cis-isomer content. 11 Jan 2009
• [Comparative assessment of carotenoids intake by food frequency questionnaire and 4-day dietary food records method] 30 Dec 2008
• Vitamins C and E and beta carotene supplementation and cancer risk: a randomized controlled trial. 28 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'beta Carotene'

Definition: A carotenoid that is a precursor of VITAMIN A. It is administered to reduce the severity of photosensitivity reactions in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC). (From Reynolds JEF(Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Engewood, CO, 1995.)

Registry Number: 7235-40-7

Descriptor UI: D019207

Alternative terms: beta Carotene; Carotene, beta; Betacarotene; beta-Carotene; Max-Caro; Max Caro; MaxCaro; Marlyn Brand of Betacarotene; Betacarotene Marlyn Brand; Provatene; Solgar Brand of Betacarotene; Betacarotene Solgar Brand; BellaCarotin; 3M Brand of Betacarotene; Betacarotene 3M Brand; Vetoron; Carotaben; Merck Brand of Betacarotene; Betacarotene Merck Brand; Hermal Brand of Betacarotene; Betacarotene Hermal Brand; Solatene; Roche Brand of Betacarotene; Betacarotene Roche Brand;

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Pharmacological Action: Vitamins;

Tree Number: D02.455.326.271.665.202.123; D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.050; D02.455.849.131.123; D23.767.261.050;

Online Note: use BETA CAROTENE (NM) to search BETA-CAROTENE 1980-96

History Note: 97; was BETA-CAROTENE (NM) 1980-96