Effects of β-Carotene and Its Cleavage Products in Primary Pneumocyte Type II Cells

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Cornelia Haider (Συγγραφέας), Franziska Ferk (Συγγραφέας), Ekramije Bojaxhi (Συγγραφέας), Giuseppe Martano (Συγγραφέας), Hanno Stutz (Συγγραφέας), Nikolaus Bresgen (Συγγραφέας), Siegfried Knasmüller (Συγγραφέας), Avdulla Alija (Συγγραφέας), Peter M. Eckl (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: MDPI AG, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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β-Carotene has been shown to increase the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers and asbestos workers in two large scale trails, the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET) and the Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-carotene Cancer Prevention Trial (ATBC). Based on this observation, it was proposed t...