"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. Beta carotene is administered to reduce the severity of photosensitivity reactions in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC).
Descriptor ID |
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
- Betacarotene
- beta-Carotene
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2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 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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Hall KT, Buring JE, Mukamal KJ, Vinayaga Moorthy M, Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ, Battinelli EM, Ridker PM, Sesso HD, Weinstein SJ, Albanes D, Cook NR, Chasman DI. COMT and Alpha-Tocopherol Effects in Cancer Prevention: Gene-Supplement Interactions in Two Randomized Clinical Trials. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 07 01; 111(7):684-694.
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Kang JH, Cook NR, Manson JE, Buring JE, Albert CM, Grodstein F. Vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, and cognitive function among women with or at risk of cardiovascular disease: The Women's Antioxidant and Cardiovascular Study. Circulation. 2009 Jun 02; 119(21):2772-80.
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Lin J, Cook NR, Albert C, Zaharris E, Gaziano JM, Van Denburgh M, Buring JE, Manson JE. Vitamins C and E and beta carotene supplementation and cancer risk: a randomized controlled trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Jan 07; 101(1):14-23.
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Cook NR, Albert CM, Gaziano JM, Zaharris E, MacFadyen J, Danielson E, Buring JE, Manson JE. A randomized factorial trial of vitamins C and E and beta carotene in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in women: results from the Women's Antioxidant Cardiovascular Study. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Aug 13-27; 167(15):1610-8.