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CA00309  β-Carotene    Immune response enhancement in animals and humans (Ref.472).    CA00471  Canthaxanthin    Immune-enhancing (Ref.415).    CA00502  (3S,3'S)-Astaxanthin    Immune response enhancement (Ref.473). Ref.472 : Boon P. Chew, and Jean Soon Park, J Nutr. 2004 Jan;134(1):257S-261S., "Carotenoid Action on the Immune Response". Ref.415 : Takuji Tanaka, Masahito Shnimizu, and Hisataka Moriwaki, Molecules 2012, 17, 3202-3242; doi:10.3390/molecules17033202, "Cancer Chemoprevention by Carotenoids". Ref.473 : H. Jyonouchi, S. Sun, Y. Tomita, M. D. Gross, J Nutr. 1995 Oct;125(10):2483-92., "Astaxanthin, a Carotenoid without Vitamin A Activity, Augments Antibody Responses in Cultures Including T-helper Cell Clones and Suboptimal Doses of Antigen".

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