 Carotenoids
"Carotenoids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons consisting of a polyisoprene backbone.
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D002338
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249 D02.455.849.131 D23.767.261
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Carotenoids" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Carotenoids" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotenoids" by people in Profiles.
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Zhang X, Spiegelman D, Baglietto L, Bernstein L, Boggs DA, van den Brandt PA, Buring JE, Gapstur SM, Giles GG, Giovannucci E, Goodman G, Hankinson SE, Helzlsouer KJ, Horn-Ross PL, Inoue M, Jung S, Khudyakov P, Larsson SC, Lof M, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Neuhouser ML, Palmer JR, Park Y, Robien K, Rohan TE, Ross JA, Schouten LJ, Shikany JM, Tsugane S, Visvanathan K, Weiderpass E, Wolk A, Willett WC, Zhang SM, Ziegler RG, Smith-Warner SA. Carotenoid intakes and risk of breast cancer defined by estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status: a pooled analysis of 18 prospective cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Mar; 95(3):713-25.
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Desjardins A, Reardon DA, Peters KB, Threatt S, Coan AD, Herndon JE, Friedman AH, Friedman HS, Vredenburgh JJ. A phase I trial of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor, SCH 66336, with temozolomide for patients with malignant glioma. J Neurooncol. 2011 Dec; 105(3):601-6.
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Nishino M, Miuchi T, Sakata M, Nishida A, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Photostability of lycopene dispersed in an aqueous solution. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011; 75(7):1389-91.
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Giovannucci E. Commentary: Serum lycopene and prostate cancer progression: a re-consideration of findings from the prostate cancer prevention trial. Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Jul; 22(7):1055-9.
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Maserejian NN, Giovannucci EL, McVary KT, McKinlay JB. Intakes of vitamins and minerals in relation to urinary incontinence, voiding, and storage symptoms in women: a cross-sectional analysis from the Boston Area Community Health survey. Eur Urol. 2011 Jun; 59(6):1039-47.
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Maserejian NN, Giovannucci EL, McVary KT, McKinlay JB. Dietary, but not supplemental, intakes of carotenoids and vitamin C are associated with decreased odds of lower urinary tract symptoms in men. J Nutr. 2011 Feb; 141(2):267-73.
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Lima XT, Kimball AB. Skin carotenoid levels in adult patients with psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Aug; 25(8):945-9.
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Konijeti R, Henning S, Moro A, Sheikh A, Elashoff D, Shapiro A, Ku M, Said JW, Heber D, Cohen P, Aronson WJ. Chemoprevention of prostate cancer with lycopene in the TRAMP model. Prostate. 2010 Oct 1; 70(14):1547-54.
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Tanumihardjo SA, Palacios N, Pixley KV. Provitamin a carotenoid bioavailability:what really matters? Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2010 Oct; 80(4-5):336-50.
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He C, Qureshi AA, Han J. Polymorphisms in genes involved in oxidative stress and their interactions with lifestyle factors on skin cancer risk. J Dermatol Sci. 2010 Oct; 60(1):54-6.
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