Carotenoids

Carotenoids
ISBN-10
9283230027
ISBN-13
9789283230021
Series
Carotenoids
Category
Medical
Pages
348
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
IARC
Authors
World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-preventive Agents

Description

The objective of the Handbooks program is the preparation of critical reviews and evaluations of evidence on the cancer-preventive and other relevant properties of a wide range of potential cancer-preventive agents and strategies by international working groups of experts. In this volume on carotenoids their chemical and physical characteristics, occurrence, production, use, analysis and human exposure, metabolism, kinetics and genetic variation are studied, as well as their cancer-preventive effects, other beneficial effects, carcinogenicity and other toxic effects. A summary of data and recommendations for research are provided at the end.

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