Overview
- Biological aspects of Carotenoids are covered
- Use of carotenoids against diseases is discussed (e.g. Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease, eye and skin diseases, immunological diseases)
- To be used in conjunction with the Carotenoids book series and the Carotenoids Handbook
Part of the book series: Carotenoids (CAROT, volume 5)
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Book Title: Carotenoids Volume 5: Nutrition and Health
Editors: George Britton, Hanspeter Pfander, Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen
Series Title: Carotenoids
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-7501-0
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Basel 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-7500-3Published: 18 September 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7643-7501-0Published: 29 December 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 431
Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Chemistry/Food Science, general, Food Science, Human Physiology, Immunology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Nutrition