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CARIG Literature Citations - February 1999

(1998) Lycopene. Another good reason to eat tomatoes. Mayo Clin. Health Lett. 16: 7.

Abahusain, M.A., Wright, J., Dickerson, J.W., el-Hazmi, M.A. & Aboul Enein, H.Y. (1998) Determination of retinol, alpha-tocopherol, alpha- and beta-carotene by direct extraction of human serum using high performance liquid chromatography. Biomed. Chromatogr. 12: 89-93.

Abe, K., Sugiura, M., Shoyama, Y. & Saito, H. (1998) Crocin antagonizes ethanol inhibition of NMDA receptor-mediated responses in rat hippocampal neurons. Brain Res. 787: 132-138.

Abu-Lafi, S. & Turujman, S.A. (1997) A chiral HPLC method for the simultaneous separation of configurational isomers of the predominant cis/trans forms of astaxanthin. Enantiomer. 2: 17-25.

Alberti-Fidanza, A., Burini, G., Genipi, L., Maurizi-Coli, A. & Fidanza, F. (1998) Vitamin intake and status in a group of subjects from the Gubbio area Italy. Int. J. Vitam. Nutr. Res. 68: 249-254.

Aleksandrov, V.A., Bespalov, V.G., Petrov, A.S. & Avtushenko, S.S. (1998) [The inhibitory effect of water-soluble and liposomal beta-carotene on various models of carcinogenesis]. Vopr. Onkol. 44: 79-85.

Anderson, J.W., Diwadkar, V.A. & Bridges, S.R. (1998) Selective effects of different antioxidants on oxidation of lipoproteins from rats. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 218: 376-381.

Araujo, V., Arnal, C., Boronat, M., Ruiz, E. & Dominguez, C. (1998) Oxidant--antioxidant imbalance in blood of children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Biofactors 8: 155-159.

Bal, F., Sahin, F.I., Yirmibes, M., Balci, A. & Menevse, S. (1998) The in vitro effect of beta-carotene and mitomycin C on SCE frequency in Down's syndrome lymphocyte cultures. Tohoku. J. Exp. Med. 184: 295-300.

Barua, A.B. & Olson, J.A. (1998) Reversed-phase gradient high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure for simultaneous analysis of very polar to nonpolar retinoids, carotenoids and tocopherols in animal and plant samples. J. Chromatogr. B. Biomed. Sci. Appl. 707: 69-79.

Baumgartner, K.B., Gilliland, F.D., Nicholson, C.S., McPherson, R.S., Hunt, W.C., Pathak, D.R. & Samet, J.M. (1998) Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women in New Mexico. Ethn. Dis. 8: 81-92.

Beecher, G.R. (1998) Nutrient content of tomatoes and tomato products. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 218: 98-100.

Ben-Amotz, A., Yatziv, S., Sela, M., Greenberg, S., Rachmilevich, B., Shwarzman, M. & Weshler, Z. (1998) Effect of natural beta-carotene supplementation in children exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl accident. Radiat. Environ. Biophys. 37: 187-193.

Bernstein, P.S., Yoshida, M.D., Katz, N.B., McClane, R.W. & Gellermann, W. (1998) Raman detection of macular carotenoid pigments in intact human retina. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 39: 2003-2011.

Berr, C., Richard, M.J., Roussel, A.M. & Bonithon-Kopp, C. (1998) Systemic oxidative stress and cognitive performance in the population- based EVA study. Etude du Vieillissement Arteriel. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 24: 1202-1208.

Bobak, M., Brunner, E., Miller, N.J., Skodova, Z. & Marmot, M. (1998) Could antioxidants play a role in high rates of coronary heart disease in the Czech Republic? Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 52: 632-636.

Bohm, F., Edge, R., McGarvey, D.J. & Truscott, T.G. (1998) Beta-carotene with vitamins E and C offers synergistic cell protection against NOx. FEBS Lett. 436: 387-389.

Borel, P., Grolier, P., Boirie, Y., Simonet, L., Verdier, E., Rochette, Y., Alexandre-Gouabau, M.C., Beaufrere, B., Lairon, D. & Azais-Braesco, V. (1998) Oxidative stress status and antioxidant status are apparently not related to carotenoid status in healthy subjects. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 132: 61-66.

Borel, P., Tyssandier, V., Mekki, N., Grolier, P., Rochette, Y., Alexandre-Gouabau, M.C., Lairon, D. & Azais-Braesco, V. (1998) Chylomicron beta-carotene and retinyl palmitate responses are dramatically diminished when men ingest beta-carotene with medium-chain rather than long-chain triglycerides. J. Nutr. 128: 1361-1367.

Boucher, B.J. (1998) Intestinal absorption of beta-carotene, lycopene and lutein in men and women following a standard meal [letter]. Br. J. Nutr. 80: 115.

Bouvier, F., d'Harlingue, A., Suire, C., Backhaus, R.A. & Camara, B. (1998) Dedicated roles of plastid transketolases during the early onset of isoprenoid biogenesis in pepper fruits1. Plant Physiol. 117: 1423-1431.

Bouvier, F., Keller, Y., d'Harlingue, A. & Camara, B. (1998) Xanthophyll biosynthesis: molecular and functional characterization of carotenoid hydroxylases from pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum L.). Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1391: 320-328.

Bridges, B.A. & Timms, A. (1998) Effect of endogenous carotenoids and defective RpoS sigma factor on spontaneous mutation under starvation conditions in Escherichia coli: evidence for the possible involvement of singlet oxygen. Mutat. Res. 403: 21-28.

Brown Thomas, J., Duewer, D.L., Kline, M.C. & Sharpless, K.E. (1998) The stability of retinol, alpha-tocopherol, trans-lycopene, and trans- beta-carotene in liquid-frozen and lyophilized serum. Clin. Chim. Acta 276: 75-87.

Brown, N.A., Bron, A.J., Harding, J.J. & Dewar, H.M. (1998) Nutrition supplements and the eye. Eye 12: 127-133.

Bugos, R.C., Hieber, A.D. & Yamamoto, H.Y. (1998) Xanthophyll cycle enzymes are members of the lipocalin family, the first identified from plants. J. Biol. Chem. 273: 15321-15324.

Burri, B.J. & Park, J.Y. (1998) Compartmental models of vitamin A and beta-carotene metabolism in women. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 445: 225-237.

Castenmiller, J.J. & West, C.E. (1998) Bioavailability and bioconversion of carotenoids. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 18: 19-38.

Chan, C., Leung, I., Lam, K.W. & Tso, M.O. (1998) The occurrence of retinol and carotenoids in human subretinal fluid. Curr. Eye Res. 17: 890-895.

Christian, P., West, K.P.,Jr., Khatry, S.K., Katz, J., LeClerq, S., Pradhan, E.K. & Shrestha, S.R. (1998) Vitamin A or beta-carotene supplementation reduces but does not eliminate maternal night blindness in Nepal. J. Nutr. 128: 1458-1463.

Christian, P., West, K.P.,Jr., Khatry, S.K., Katz, J., Shrestha, S.R., Pradhan, E.K., LeClerq, S.C. & Pokhrel, R.P. (1998) Night blindness of pregnancy in rural Nepal--nutritional and health risks. Int. J. Epidemiol. 27: 231-237.

Cicero, C. & Johnson, N.K. (1998) Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversification in a clade of New World songbirds (genus Vireo). Mol. Ecol. 7: 1359-1370.

Cline, J.M. & Hughes, C.L.,Jr. (1998) Phytochemicals for the prevention of breast and endometrial cancer. Cancer Treat. Res. 94: 107-134.

Cockram, D.B., Hensley, M.K., Rodriguez, M., Agarwal, G., Wennberg, A., Ruey, P., Ashbach, D., Hebert, L. & Kunau, R. (1998) Safety and tolerance of medical nutritional products as sole sources of nutrition in people on hemodialysis. J. Ren. Nutr. 8: 25-33.

Collins, A.R., Gedik, C.M., Olmedilla, B., Southon, S. & Bellizzi, M. (1998) Oxidative DNA damage measured in human lymphocytes: large differences between sexes and between countries, and correlations with heart disease mortality rates. FASEB J. 12: 1397-1400.

Costantini, F., Pierdomenico, S.D., De Cesare, D., De Remigis, P., Bucciarelli, T., Bittolo-Bon, G., Cazzolato, G., Nubile, G., Guagnano, M.T., Sensi, S., Cuccurullo, F. & Mezzetti, A. (1998) Effect of thyroid function on LDL oxidation. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 18: 732-737.

Crawford, R.S., Kirk, E.A., Rosenfeld, M.E., LeBoeuf, R.C. & Chait, A. (1998) Dietary antioxidants inhibit development of fatty streak lesions in the LDL receptor-deficient mouse. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 18: 1506-1513.

Dagli, M.L., Guerra, J.L., Sinhorini, I.L., Wu, T.S., Rizzi, M.B., Penteado, M.V. & Moreno, F.S. (1998) Beta-carotene reduces the ductular (oval) cell reaction in the liver of Wistar rats submitted to the resistant hepatocyte model of carcinogenesis. Pathology. 30: 259-266.

Dallongeville, J., Marecaux, N., Fruchart, J.C. & Amouyel, P. (1998) Cigarette smoking is associated with unhealthy patterns of nutrient intake: a meta-analysis. J. Nutr. 128: 1450-1457.

de Almeida-Muradian, L.B., Rios, M.D. & Sasaki, R. (1998) Determination of provitamin A of green leafy vegetables by high performance liquid chromatography and open column chromatography. Boll. Chim. Farm. 137: 290-294.

Dennison, B.A., Rockwell, H.L. & Baker, S.L. (1998) Fruit and vegetable intake in young children. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 17: 371-378.

Desobry, S.A., Netto, F.M. & Labuza, T.P. (1998) Preservation of beta-carotene from carrots. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 38: 381-396.

Disch, A., Schwender, J., Muller, C., Lichtenthaler, H.K. & Rohmer, M. (1998) Distribution of the mevalonate and glyceraldehyde phosphate/pyruvate pathways for isoprenoid biosynthesis in unicellular algae and the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6714. Biochem. J. 333: 381-388.

Ducrey Sanpietro, L.M. & Kula, M.R. (1998) Studies of astaxanthin biosynthesis in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Phaffia rhodozyma). Effect of inhibitors and low temperature. Yeast. 14: 1007-1016.

Dugas, T.R., Morel, D.W. & Harrison, E.H. (1998) Impact of LDL carotenoid and alpha-tocopherol content on LDL oxidation by endothelial cells in culture. J. Lipid Res. 39: 999-1007.

During, A., Albaugh, G. & Smith, J.C.,Jr. (1998) Characterization of beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity in TC7 clone of human intestinal cell line Caco-2. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 249: 467-474.

During, A., Nagao, A. & Terao, J. (1998) beta-Carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity and cellular retinol-binding protein type II level are enhanced by dietary unsaturated triacylglycerols in rat intestines. J. Nutr. 128: 1614-1619.

Dutra-de-Oliveira, J.E., Favaro, R.M., Leonardo, I.R., Jordao Junior, A.A. & Vannucchi, H. (1998) Absorption, by humans, of beta-carotene from fortified soybean oil added to rice: effect of heat treatment. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 17: 361-365.

Edenharder, R., Kerkhoff, G. & Dunkelberg, H. (1998) Effects of beta-carotene, retinal, riboflavin, alpha-tocopherol and vitamins C and K1 on sister-chromatid exchanges induced by 3-amino-1- methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2) and cyclophosphamide in human lymphocyte cultures. Food Chem. Toxicol. 36: 897-906.

Elfervig, L.S. (1998) Age-related macular degeneration. Nurse. Pract. Forum. 9: 4-6.

Elmadfa, I. & Majchrzak, D. (1998) [Carotenoids and vitamin A in fish]. Z. Ernahrungswiss. 37: 207-210.

Evers, A.M., Tuuri, H., Hagg, M., Plaami, S., Hakkinen, U. & Talvitie, H. (1997) Soil forming and plant density effects on carrot yield and internal quality. Plant Foods. Hum. Nutr. 51: 283-294.

Favero, A., Parpinel, M. & Franceschi, S. (1998) Diet and risk of breast cancer: major findings from an Italian case- control study. Biomed. Pharmacother. 52: 109-115.

Fillion, L., Collins, A. & Southon, S. (1998) Beta-carotene enhances the recovery of lymphocytes from oxidative DNA damage. Acta Biochim. Pol. 45: 183-190.

Franceschi, S., Parpinel, M., La Vecchia, C., Favero, A., Talamini, R. & Negri, E. (1998) Role of different types of vegetables and fruit in the prevention of cancer of the colon, rectum, and breast. Epidemiology. 9: 338-341.

Franke, A.A., Cooney, R.V., Custer, L.J., Mordan, L.J. & Tanaka, Y. (1998) Inhibition of neoplastic transformation and bioavailability of dietary flavonoid agents. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 439: 237-248.

Freng, A., Daae, L.N., Engeland, A., Norum, K.R., Sander, J., Solvoll, K. & Tretli, S. (1998) Malignant epithelial tumours in the upper digestive tract: a dietary and socio-medical case-control and survival study. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 52: 271-278.

Fukuzawa, K., Inokami, Y., Tokumura, A., Terao, J. & Suzuki, A. (1998) Rate constants for quenching singlet oxygen and activities for inhibiting lipid peroxidation of carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol in liposomes. Lipids 33: 751-756.

Gilmore, A.M., Shinkarev, V.P., Hazlett, T.L. & Govindjee, G. (1998) Quantitative analysis of the effects of intrathylakoid pH and xanthophyll cycle pigments on chlorophyll a fluorescence lifetime distributions and intensity in thylakoids. Biochemistry 37: 13582-13593.

Ginter, E. (1998) Cardiovascular disease prevention in eastern Europe. Nutrition. 14: 452-457.

Giovannucci, E. & Clinton, S.K. (1998) Tomatoes, lycopene, and prostate cancer. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 218: 129-139.

Gobantes, I., Choubert, G. & Gomez, R. (1998) Quality of pigmented (astaxanthin and canthaxanthin) rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets stored under vacuum packaging during chilled storage. J. Agric. Food Chem. 46: 4358-4362.

Gomboeva, S.B., Gessler, N.N., Shumaev, K.B., Khomich, T.I., Moiseenok, A.G. & Bykhovskii, V.Y. (1998) Some natural and synthetic antioxidants as stabilizers of beta-carotene conversion into vitamin A. Biochemistry (Mosc). 63: 185-190.

Gonzaez de Mejia, E., Quintanar-Hernandez, A. & Loarca-Pina, G. (1998) Antimutagenic activity of carotenoids in green peppers against some nitroarenes. Mutat. Res. 416: 11-19.

Goodman, G.E., Valanis, B., Meyskens, F.L.,Jr., Williams, J.H.,Jr., Metch, B.J., Thornquist, M.D. & Omenn, G.S. (1998) Strategies for recruitment to a population-based lung cancer prevention trial: the CARET experience with heavy smokers. Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers. Prev. 7: 405-412.

Goodman, M.T., Kiviat, N., McDuffie, K., Hankin, J.H., Hernandez, B., Wilkens, L.R., Franke, A., Kuypers, J., Kolonel, L.N., Nakamura, J., Ing, G., Branch, B., Bertram, C.C., Kamemoto, L., Sharma, S. & Killeen, J. (1998) The association of plasma micronutrients with the risk of cervical dysplasia in Hawaii. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers. Prev. 7: 537-544.

Grievink, L., Smit, H.A., Ocke, M.C., Van 't Veer, P. & Kromhout, D. (1998) Dietary intake of antioxidant (pro)-vitamins, respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function: the MORGEN study. Thorax 53: 166-171.

Hagiwara, T., Yasuno, T., Funayama, K. & Suzuki, S. (1998) Determination of lycopene, alpha-carotene and beta-carotene in serum by liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry with selected-ion monitoring. J. Chromatogr. B. Biomed. Sci. Appl. 708: 67-73.

Harker, M., Hirschberg, J. & Oren, A. (1998) Paracoccus marcusii sp. nov., an orange gram-negative coccus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48 Pt 2: 543-548.

Hartman, T.J., Albanes, D., Pietinen, P., Hartman, A.M., Rautalahti, M., Tangrea, J.A. & Taylor, P.R. (1998) The association between baseline vitamin E, selenium, and prostate cancer in the alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene cancer prevention study. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers. Prev. 7: 335-340.

Hemmi, H., Ohnuma, S., Nagaoka, K. & Nishino, T. (1998) Identification of genes affecting lycopene formation in Escherichia coli transformed with carotenoid biosynthetic genes: candidates for early genes in isoprenoid biosynthesis. J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 123: 1088-1096.

Hercberg, S., Preziosi, P., Briancon, S., Galan, P., Triol, I., Malvy, D., Roussel, A.M. & Favier, A. (1998) A primary prevention trial using nutritional doses of antioxidant vitamins and minerals in cardiovascular diseases and cancers in a general population: the SU.VI.MAX study--design, methods, and participant characteristics. SUpplementation en VItamines et Mineraux AntioXydants. Control. Clin. Trials. 19: 336-351.

Herek, J.L., Polivka, T., Pullerits, T., Fowler, G.J., Hunter, C.N. & Sundstrom, V. (1998) Ultrafast carotenoid band shifts probe structure and dynamics in photosynthetic antenna complexes. Biochemistry 37: 7057-7061.

Heyde, S. & Jahns, P. (1998) The kinetics of zeaxanthin formation is retarded by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. Plant Physiol. 117: 659-665.

Hinostroza, G.C., Huberman, A., de la Lanza, G. & Monroy-Ruiz, J. (1997) Pigmentation of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with oil-extracted astaxanthin from the langostilla (Pleuroncodes planipes). Arch. Latinoam. Nutr. 47: 237-241.

Hodisan, T., Socaciu, C., Ropan, I. & Neamtu, G. (1997) Carotenoid composition of Rosa canina fruits determined by thin-layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 16: 521-528.

Hofstad, B., Almendingen, K., Vatn, M., Andersen, S.N., Owen, R.W., Larsen, S. & Osnes, M. (1998) Growth and recurrence of colorectal polyps: a double-blind 3-year intervention with calcium and antioxidants. Digestion 59: 148-156.

Hornero-Mendez, D. & Minguez-Mosquera, M.I. (1998) Isolation and identification of the carotenoid capsolutein from Capsicum annuum as cucurbitaxanthin A. J. Agric. Food Chem. 46: 4087-4090.

House, W.A., Apgar, J. & Smith, J.C. (1997) The gerbil: a model for studying the metabolism of beta-carotene and minerals. Nutr. Res. 17: 1293-1302.

Hozumi, M., Murata, T., Morinobu, T., Manago, M., Kuno, T., Tokuda, M., Konishi, K., Mingci, Z. & Tamai, H. (1998) Plasma beta-carotene, retinol, and alpha-tocopherol levels in relation to glycemic control of children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. (Tokyo) 44: 1-9.

Iannone, A., Rota, C., Bergamini, S., Tomasi, A. & Canfield, L.M. (1998) Antioxidant activity of carotenoids: an electron-spin resonance study on beta-carotene and lutein interaction with free radicals generated in a chemical system. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol. 12: 299-304.

Jalal, F., Nesheim, M.C., Agus, Z., Sanjur, D. & Habicht, J.P. (1998) Serum retinol concentrations in children are affected by food sources of beta-carotene, fat intake, and anthelmintic drug treatment. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 68: 623-629.

Johnson, E.J. (1998) Human studies on bioavailability and plasma response of lycopene. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 218: 115-120.

Kaaks, R., Tuyns, A.J., Haelterman, M. & Riboli, E. (1998) Nutrient intake patterns and gastric cancer risk: a case-control study in Belgium. Int. J. Cancer 78: 415-420.

Kantesky, P.A., Gammon, M.D., Mandelblatt, J., Zhang, Z.F., Ramsey, E., Dnistrian, A., Norkus, E.P. & Wright, T.C.,Jr. (1998) Dietary intake and blood levels of lycopene: association with cervical dysplasia among non-Hispanic, black women. Nutr. Cancer 31: 31-40.

Kavukcu, S., Turkmen, M., Sevinc, N., Soylu, A., Derebek, E. & Buyukgebiz, B. (1998) Serum vitamin A and beta-carotene concentrations and renal scarring in urinary tract infections. Arch. Dis. Child 78: 271-272.

Khopde, S.M., Priyadarsini, K.I., Mukherjee, T., Kulkarni, P.B., Satav, J.G. & Bhattacharya, R.K. (1998) Does beta-carotene protect membrane lipids from nitrogen dioxide? Free Radic. Biol. Med. 25: 66-71.

Kolodziejski, W. & Kasprzycka-Gutman, T. (1998) 13C CP/MAS NMR in trans-beta-carotene. Solid. State. Nucl. Magn. Reson. 11: 177-180.

Komori, M., Ghosh, R., Takaichi, S., Hu, Y., Mizoguchi, T., Koyama, Y. & Kuki, M. (1998) A null lesion in the rhodopin 3,4-desaturase of Rhodospirillum rubrum unmasks a cryptic branch of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway. Biochemistry 37: 8987-8994.

Konopacka, M., Widel, M. & Rzeszowska-Wolny, J. (1998) Modifying effect of vitamins C, E and beta-carotene against gamma-ray- induced DNA damage in mouse cells. Mutat. Res. 417: 85-94.

Krause, V.M., Delisle, H. & Solomons, N.W. (1998) Fortified foods contribute one half of recommended vitamin A intake in poor urban Guatemalan toddlers. J. Nutr. 128: 860-864.

Krinsky, N.I. (1998) Overview of lycopene, carotenoids, and disease prevention. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 218: 95-97.

Kritchevsky, S.B. (1999) Beta-Carotene, carotenoids and the prevention of coronary heart disease. J. Nutr. 129: 5-8.

Kritchevsky, S.B., Tell, G.S., Shimakawa, T., Dennis, B., Li, R., Kohlmeier, L., Steere, E. & Heiss, G. (1998) Provitamin A carotenoid intake and carotid artery plaques: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study [see comments]. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 68: 726-733.

Kumagai, M.H., Keller, Y., Bouvier, F., Clary, D. & Camara, B. (1998) Functional integration of non-native carotenoids into chloroplasts by viral-derived expression of capsanthin-capsorubin synthase in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant J. 14: 305-315.

Kumagai, Y., Pi, J.B., Lee, S., Sun, G.F., Yamanushi, T., Sagai, M. & Shimojo, N. (1998) Serum antioxidant vitamins and risk of lung and stomach cancers in Shenyang, China. Cancer Lett. 129: 145-149.

Labrousse, A.L., Salmon-Ehr, V., Eschard, C., Kalis, B., Leonard, F. & Bernard, P. (1998) Recurrent painful hand crisis in a four-year-old girl, revealing an erythropoietic protoporphyria. Eur. J. Dermatol. 8: 515-516.

Laible, P.D., Chynwat, V., Thurnauer, M.C., Schiffer, M., Hanson, D.K. & Frank, H.A. (1998) Protein modifications affecting triplet energy transfer in bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers. Biophys. J. 74: 2623-2637.

Lanza, E., Forman, M.R., Johnson, E.J., Muesing, R.A., Graubard, B.I. & Beecher, G.R. (1998) alpha-Tocopherol concentrations in plasma but not in lipoproteins fluctuate during the menstrual cycle in healthy premenopausal women. J. Nutr. 128: 1150-1155.

Law, M.R. & Morris, J.K. (1998) By how much does fruit and vegetable consumption reduce the risk of ischaemic heart disease? Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 52: 549-556.

Lee, B.W., Wain, J.C., Kelsey, K.T., Wiencke, J.K. & Christiani, D.C. (1998) Association between diet and lung cancer location. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 158: 1197-1203.

Levy, Y., Bartha, P., Ben-Amotz, A., Brook, J.G., Dankner, G., Lin, S. & Hammerman, H. (1998) Plasma antioxidants and lipid peroxidation in acute myocardial infarction and thrombolysis. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 17: 337-341.

Liede, K., Hietanen, J., Saxen, L., Haukka, J., Timonen, T., Hayrinen-Immonen, R. & Heinonen, O.P. (1998) Long-term supplementation with alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene and prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in smokers. Oral Dis. 4: 78-83.

Lopes, C., Von Hafe, P., Ramos, E., Fernando, P.B., Maciel, M.J. & Barros, H. (1998) [Diet and risk of myocardial infarction. A case-control community-based study]. Acta Med. Port. 11: 311-317.

Maraschiello, C., Esteve, E. & Garcia Regueiro, J.A. (1998) Cholesterol oxidation in meat from chickens fed alpha-tocopherol-and beta-carotene-supplemented diets with different unsaturation grades. Lipids 33: 705-713.

Marmillot, P., Satchithanandam, S., Liu, Q.H. & Lakshman, M.R. (1998) Taurocholate stimulates the absorption and biotransformation of beta- carotene in intact and lymph duct-cannulated ferrets. Nutr. Cancer 31: 18-23.

Martinez, C., Hermosilla, G., Leon, R., Pincheira, G. & Cifuentes, V. (1998) Genetic transformation of astaxanthin mutants of Phaffia rhodozyma. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 73: 147-153.

Masamoto, K., Misawa, N., Kaneko, T., Kikuno, R. & Toh, H. (1998) Beta-carotene hydroxylase gene from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Plant Cell Physiol. 39: 560-564.

Mayne, S.T., Cartmel, B., Silva, F., Kim, C.S., Fallon, B.G., Briskin, K., Zheng, T., Baum, M., Shor-Posner, G. & Goodwin, W.J.,Jr. (1998) Effect of supplemental beta-carotene on plasma concentrations of carotenoids, retinol, and alpha-tocopherol in humans. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 68: 642-647.

Mayne, S.T., Redlich, C.A. & Cullen, M.R. (1998) Dietary vitamin A and prevalence of bronchial metaplasia in asbestos- exposed workers. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 68: 630-635.

Mehler, P.S., Lezotte, D. & Eckel, R. (1998) Lipid levels in anorexia nervosa. Int. J. Eat. Disord. 24: 217-221.

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