"Carotenoids" 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.
The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons consisting of a polyisoprene backbone.
| Descriptor ID |
D002338
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249 D02.455.849.131 D23.767.261
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotenoids" by people in Profiles.
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A longitudinal study of pre-pregnancy antioxidant levels and subsequent perinatal outcomes in black and white women: The CARDIA Study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(2):e0229002.
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Oxidative balance score and oxidative stress biomarkers in a study of Whites, African Americans, and African immigrants. Biomarkers. 2014 Sep; 19(6):471-80.
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Genetic evidence for role of carotenoids in age-related macular degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS). Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Jan 29; 55(1):587-99.
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Genetic determinants of macular pigments in women of the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Mar 28; 54(3):2333-45.
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Antioxidant supplement use after breast cancer diagnosis and mortality in the Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) cohort. Cancer. 2012 Apr 15; 118(8):2048-58.
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Passive smoke exposure and circulating carotenoids in the CARDIA study. Ann Nutr Metab. 2010; 56(2):113-8.
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Tumor markers and rectal cancer: support for an inflammation-related pathway. Int J Cancer. 2009 Oct 01; 125(7):1698-704.
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Longitudinal study of serum carotenoid, retinol, and tocopherol concentrations in relation to breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jul; 90(1):162-9.
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Longitudinal biological exposure to carotenoids is associated with breast cancer-free survival in the Women's Healthy Eating and Living Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Feb; 18(2):486-94.
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Comparison of baseline dietary intake of Hispanic and matched non-Hispanic white breast cancer survivors enrolled in the Women's Healthy Eating and Living study. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Aug; 108(8):1323-9.