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Antioxidant and prooxidant roles for β-carotene, α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid in human lung cells

P. Zhang, S. Omaye

2001.2.1TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2333(00)00054-0

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Results partially substantiate the hypothesis that the antioxidant and prooxidant effects of beta-carotene are dependent on O(2) tension and concentration of Beta-Carotene, and may partially explain why selected populations, such as smokers, respond adversely when supplemented with beta- carotene.

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ZHANG, P.; OMAYE, S. Antioxidant and prooxidant roles for β-carotene, α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid in human lung cells. TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO, 2001, 15: 13–24.