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1 online resource. |
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text file PDF |
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Food science and technology
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Novinka (Series)
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Food science and technology (Academic Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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BETA-CAROTENE ; BETA-CAROTENE ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; CAROTENOIDS AND ADIPOSITY ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; 1. CAROTENOIDS ; 2. EFFECTS OF <U+00dd> -CAROTENE AND METABOLITES ON ADIPOSE TISSUE ; A. Biological Activities of Carotenoid Metabolites; B. Enzymatic Cleavage by Carotenoid Oxygenases ; C. Carotenoid Oxygenases and Apocarotenal Production ; D. Mouse Studies on the Effects of Carotenoid Metabolites in Adipose Tissue ; E. Effects of Carotenoid Metabolites and Other Signaling Pathways on Insulin Sensitivity ; F. Other Animal Studies on the Effects of Carotenoid Metabolites in Adipose Tissue. |
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3. ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM A. Intestinal Efficiency in <U+00dd>-Carotene Cleavage and Retinoid Production ; B. Effects of Body Mass Index (BMI) in Conversion Efficiency Of <U+00dd>-Carotene ; C. Genetic Variation In <U+00dd>-Carotene Absorption and Cleavage ; 4. <U+00dd> -CAROTENE, ADIPOSITY AND CARDIO-METABOLIC DISEASE ; A. Epidemiological Studies Assessing Carotenoid Status in the General Population ; B. Human Studies on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality ; C. Human Studies Assessing Effects on Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes ; D. Recent Studies in Young Adults. |
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E. Studies Using Mixed Concentrated Fruit and Vegetable Juice Concentrate (FVJC) Products SUMMARY ; ABBREVIATIONS ; REFERENCES ; beta-CAROTENE AND PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. PPAR ACTIVATION IN -CAROTENE-INHIBITED CANCER CELL PROLIFERATION ; 2. REPRESSION OF PPAR EXPRESSION IN THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF -CAROTENE AND OTHER CAROTENOIDS ON ADIPOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION AND ADIPOGENESIS ; 2.1. -Carotene and Its Metabolite Retinoids (Vitamin A and Its Derivatives) ; 2.2. Other Carotenoids. |
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3. PPAR IN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE MODIFICATION AND CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS AND EFFLUX REGULATION BY CAROTENOIDS CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; BETA-CAROTENE: FUNCTIONS, HEALTH BENEFITS, ADVERSE EFFECTS AND APPLICATIONS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. General Aspects ; 2. CAROTENOIDS AND BETA-CAROTENE ; 3. DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS; 4. BETA-CAROTENE EXTRACTION, QUANTIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION ; 5. BENEFITS TO HUMAN HEALTH ; 6. ADVERSE EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH ; 7. BIOAVAILABILITY OF CAROTENOIDS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ; 8. BETA-CAROTENE IN RAW MATERIALS AND IN PROCESSED AND HOME COOKED FOOD. |
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APPROACHES REFERENCES ; APPROACHES FOR THE STABILIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF BETA-CAROTENE ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; ELECTROSPUN ZEIN FIBERS ; SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS ; NIOSOMES ; EMULSIONS AND NANOMULSIONS ; POLYLACTIC ACID NANOPARTICLES ; MICROENCAPSULATION ; FURCELLARAN BEADS ; REFERENCES ; EFFECTS OF DIETARY BETA-CAROTENE ON LUNG FUNCTION, RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE ; ABSTRACT ; DIETARY BETA-CAROTENE ; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE ; LITERATURE SEARCH ; LUNG FUNCTION ; RISK OF COPD ; COPD MORTALITY. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Beta carotene -- Physiological effect.
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Vitamin A.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lefevre, Maxime, editor of compilation.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beta-carotene New York : Nova Biomedical, [2013] 1624171737 (pbk.) (DLC) 2012950968 |
| ISBN |
9781624171741 ebook |
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1624171745 |
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1624171737 pbk. |
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9781624171734 pbk. |
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