beta Carotene

"beta Carotene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A carotenoid that is a precursor of VITAMIN A. Beta carotene is administered to reduce the severity of photosensitivity reactions in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC).

Descriptor ID	D019207
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.326.271.665.202.123 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.050 D02.455.849.131.123 D23.767.261.050
Concept/Terms	beta Carotene beta Carotene Carotene, beta Betacarotene beta-Carotene Carotaben Carotaben Max-Caro Max-Caro Max Caro MaxCaro Solatene Solatene Vetoron Vetoron BellaCarotin BellaCarotin Provatene Provatene

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic [D02.455.326]
Alkenes [D02.455.326.271]
Polyenes [D02.455.326.271.665]
Carotenoids [D02.455.326.271.665.202]
beta Carotene [D02.455.326.271.665.202.123]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic [D02.455.426.392]
Cycloparaffins [D02.455.426.392.368]
Cyclohexanes [D02.455.426.392.368.367]
Cyclohexenes [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379]
Carotenoids [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249]
beta Carotene [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.050]
Terpenes [D02.455.849]
Carotenoids [D02.455.849.131]
beta Carotene [D02.455.849.131.123]
Biological Factors [D23]
Pigments, Biological [D23.767]
Carotenoids [D23.767.261]
beta Carotene [D23.767.261.050]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2004	0	2	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	2	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2012	1	1	2
2013	0	1	1

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Park SY, Ollberding NJ, Woolcott CG, Wilkens LR, Henderson BE, Kolonel LN. Fruit and vegetable intakes are associated with lower risk of bladder cancer among women in the Multiethnic Cohort Study. J Nutr. 2013 Aug; 143(8):1283-92.

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Eliassen AH, Hendrickson SJ, Brinton LA, Buring JE, Campos H, Dai Q, Dorgan JF, Franke AA, Gao YT, Goodman MT, Hallmans G, Helzlsouer KJ, Hoffman-Bolton J, Hult?n K, Sesso HD, Sowell AL, Tamimi RM, Toniolo P, Wilkens LR, Winkvist A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Hankinson SE. Circulating carotenoids and risk of breast cancer: pooled analysis of eight prospective studies. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Dec 19; 104(24):1905-16.

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Cook MB, Kamangar F, Weinstein SJ, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Taylor PR, Abnet CC, Wood RJ, Petty G, Cross AJ, Dawsey SM. Iron in relation to gastric cancer in the Alpha-tocopherol, Beta-carotene Cancer Prevention Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Nov; 21(11):2033-42.

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Cook MB, Dawsey SM, Diaw L, Blaser MJ, Perez-Perez GI, Abnet CC, Taylor PR, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Kamangar F. Serum pepsinogens and Helicobacter pylori in relation to the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene cancer prevention study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Aug; 19(8):1966-75.

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Qiao YL, Dawsey SM, Kamangar F, Fan JH, Abnet CC, Sun XD, Johnson LL, Gail MH, Dong ZW, Yu B, Mark SD, Taylor PR. Total and cancer mortality after supplementation with vitamins and minerals: follow-up of the Linxian General Population Nutrition Intervention Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Apr 01; 101(7):507-18.

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Maserejian NN, Giovannucci E, Rosner B, Joshipura K. Prospective study of vitamins C, E, and A and carotenoids and risk of oral premalignant lesions in men. Int J Cancer. 2007 Mar 01; 120(5):970-7.

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Bovell-Benjamin AC. Sweet potato: a review of its past, present, and future role in human nutrition. Adv Food Nutr Res. 2007; 52:1-59.

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Kamangar F, Dawsey SM, Blaser MJ, Perez-Perez GI, Pietinen P, Newschaffer CJ, Abnet CC, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Taylor PR. Opposing risks of gastric cardia and noncardia gastric adenocarcinomas associated with Helicobacter pylori seropositivity. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Oct 18; 98(20):1445-52.

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Laurin D, Masaki KH, Foley DJ, White LR, Launer LJ. Midlife dietary intake of antioxidants and risk of late-life incident dementia: the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 May 15; 159(10):959-67.

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Gamble MV, Palafox NA, Dancheck B, Ricks MO, Briand K, Semba RD. Carotenoid status among preschool children with vitamin A deficiency in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004; 13(4):336-40.

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