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Modification of lymphocyte DNA damage by carotenoid supplementation in postmenopausal women

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 83; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ajcn/83.1.163

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Xianfeng Zhao, Giancarlo Aldini, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Helen Rasmussen, Klaus Kraemer, Herb Woolf, Nina Musaeus, Norman I. Krinsky, Robert M. Russell, Kyung‐Jin Yeum,

Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases related to aging such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Carotenoids could be a part of a protective strategy to minimize oxidative damage in vulnerable populations, such as the elderly.