Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1403-1416 , October 2003

Dose-response effects of tomato lycopene on lipid peroxidation and enzymic antioxidants in the hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis model

  • K.V.P. Chandra Mohan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
    • ,
  • S. Nagini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91-4144-238-343; fax: +91-4144-238-145.

Received 15 January 2003 ,Revised 28 May 2003 ,Accepted 30 May 2003.

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☆ Abbreviations: CAT, catalase; DMBA, 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene; HBP, hamster buccal pouch; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; GSH, glutathione reduced; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TL, tomato lycopene.

PII: S0271-5317(03)00125-8

doi: 10.1016/S0271-5317(03)00125-8

Nutrition Research
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