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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).


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "beta Carotene" by people in this website by year, and whether "beta Carotene" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 14 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2008 and 2009
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