<a name="home"></a>Lycopene and ß-carotene protect in vivo iron-induced oxidative stress damage in rat prostate

It has been suggested that iron overload may be carcinogenic. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of plasma and prostate carotenoid concentration on oxidative DNA damage in 12-week-old Wistar rats treated with intraperitoneal (ip) ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) (10 mg Fe/kg). Plasma ß-c...

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Main Authors: H.R. Matos, S.A. Marques, O.F. Gomes, A.A. Silva, J.C. Heimann, P. Di Mascio, M.H.G. Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000200006