Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
- Volume 4 Issue 4
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- Pages.251-254
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- 1999
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- 2287-1098(pISSN)
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- 2287-8602(eISSN)
Regulation of the Hepatic Antioxidative System by Astaxanthin in the Rats
- Kang, Ji-One (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
- Kim, Sung-Jin (Department of Pharmacology, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Kim, Harriet (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University)
- Published : 1999.12.01
Abstract
Astaxanthin is one of many carotenoids present in marine animals, vegetables and fruits. Since carotenoids are known to exert antioxidant actions, we explored to determine if astaxnathin could have such regulatory actions in normal-and