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The protective ability of carotenoids in relieving the symptoms of patients suffering from certain light-sensitive diseases is well known and documented (Mathews-Roth, 1981). The present paper describes a new, related, biological property of β-carotene: protection against psoralen-induced toxicity in vivo.
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Kornhauser, A., Wamer, W., Larnbert, L. (1989). β-Carotene Protection Against Phototoxicity In Vivo. In: Krinsky, N.I., Mathews-Roth, M.M., Taylor, R.F. (eds) Carotenoids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0849-2_21
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