 beta Carotene
"beta Carotene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.)
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D019207
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| MeSH Number(s) |
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
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| Concept/Terms |
beta Carotene- beta Carotene
- Carotene, beta
- beta-Carotene
- Betacarotene
Carotaben- Carotaben
- Merck Brand of Betacarotene
- Betacarotene Merck Brand
- Hermal Brand of Betacarotene
- Betacarotene Hermal Brand
Max-Caro- Max-Caro
- Max Caro
- MaxCaro
- Marlyn Brand of Betacarotene
- Betacarotene Marlyn Brand
Solatene- Solatene
- Roche Brand of Betacarotene
- Betacarotene Roche Brand
BellaCarotin- BellaCarotin
- 3M Brand of Betacarotene
- Betacarotene 3M Brand
Provatene- Provatene
- Solgar Brand of Betacarotene
- Betacarotene Solgar Brand
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| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta Carotene" by people in Profiles.
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Kataria Y, Deaton RJ, Enk E, Jin M, Petrauskaite M, Dong L, Goldenberg JR, Cotler SJ, Jensen DM, van Breemen RB, Gann PH. Retinoid and carotenoid status in serum and liver among patients at high-risk for liver cancer. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Feb 29; 16:30.
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Tangney CC, Bienias JL, Evans DA, Morris MC. Reasonable estimates of serum vitamin E, vitamin C, and beta-cryptoxanthin are obtained with a food frequency questionnaire in older black and white adults. J Nutr. 2004 Apr; 134(4):927-34.
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Morris MC, Evans DA, Bienias JL, Tangney CC, Bennett DA, Aggarwal N, Wilson RS, Scherr PA. Dietary intake of antioxidant nutrients and the risk of incident Alzheimer disease in a biracial community study. JAMA. 2002 Jun 26; 287(24):3230-7.
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Mezzetti M, La Vecchia C, Decarli A, Boyle P, Talamini R, Franceschi S. Population attributable risk for breast cancer: diet, nutrition, and physical exercise. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1998 Mar 04; 90(5):389-94.
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Mulshine JL, Scott F, Zhou J, Avis I, Vos M, Treston AM. Recent molecular advances in the approach to early lung cancer detection and intervention. Environ Health Perspect. 1997 Jun; 105 Suppl 4:935-9.
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Kazi N, Radvany R, Oldham T, Keshavarzian A, Frommel TO, Libertin C, Mobarhan S. Immunomodulatory effect of beta-carotene on T lymphocyte subsets in patients with resected colonic polyps and cancer. Nutr Cancer. 1997; 28(2):140-5.
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Pandey DK, Shekelle R, Selwyn BJ, Tangney C, Stamler J. Dietary vitamin C and beta-carotene and risk of death in middle-aged men. The Western Electric Study. Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Dec 15; 142(12):1269-78.
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Shekelle RB, Tangney CC, Rossof AH, Stamler J. Serum cholesterol, beta-carotene, and risk of lung cancer. Epidemiology. 1992 Jul; 3(4):282-7.
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Tangney C, Brownie C, Wu SM. Impact of menstrual periodicity on serum lipid levels and estimates of dietary intakes. J Am Coll Nutr. 1991 Apr; 10(2):107-13.
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Tangney CC, Phillips G, Bell RA, Fernandes P, Hopkins R, Wu SM. Selected indices of micronutrient status in adult patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA). Am J Hematol. 1989 Nov; 32(3):161-6.
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