"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.
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
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| 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
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| Concept/Terms |
beta Carotene- beta Carotene
- Carotene, beta
- Betacarotene
- beta-Carotene
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| 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta Carotene" by people in Profiles.
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Preterm Pigs Fed Donor Human Milk Have Greater Liver ?-Carotene Concentrations than Pigs Fed Infant Formula. J Nutr. 2023 11; 153(11):3185-3192.
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Reflection Spectroscopy-Assessed Skin Carotenoids Are Sensitive to Change in Carotenoid Intake in a 6-Week Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample. J Nutr. 2023 04; 153(4):1133-1142.
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The evaluation of the supplementation of vitamin A, beta-carotene, and oxidized beta-carotene in prepubertal gilts. J Anim Sci. 2023 Jan 03; 101.
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Evaluation of oxidized beta-carotene on sow and piglet immune systems, sow reproductive performance, and piglet growth. J Anim Sci. 2023 Jan 03; 101.
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Systematic review of carotenoid concentrations in human milk and infant blood. Nutr Rev. 2022 08 08; 80(9):2029-2050.
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?-Carotene Oxygenase 2 Genotype Modulates the Impact of Dietary Lycopene on Gene Expression during Early TRAMP Prostate Carcinogenesis. J Nutr. 2022 04 01; 152(4):950-960.
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Genetically Modified Plants: Nutritious, Sustainable, yet Underrated. J Nutr. 2020 10 12; 150(10):2628-2634.
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in ?-Carotene Oxygenase 1 are Associated with Plasma Lycopene Responses to a Tomato-Soy Juice Intervention in Men with Prostate Cancer. J Nutr. 2019 03 01; 149(3):381-397.
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Erythropoietic Protoporphyria: Initial Diagnosis With Cholestatic Liver Disease. Pediatrics. 2018 04; 141(Suppl 5):S445-S450.
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Use of a "Super-child" Approach to Assess the Vitamin A Equivalence of Moringa oleifera Leaves, Develop a Compartmental Model for Vitamin A Kinetics, and Estimate Vitamin A Total Body Stores in Young Mexican Children. J Nutr. 2017 12; 147(12):2356-2363.