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Biocompatible astaxanthin as novel contrast agent for biomedical imaging

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Genetic transformation of the astaxanthin biosynthetic genes bkt and crtR-B into apple tree to increase photooxidation resistance

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The effect of astaxanthin on testicular torsion-detorsion injury in rats – Detailed morphometric evaluation of histological sections

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Safety assessment of astaxanthin derived from engineered Escherichia coli K-12 using a 13-week repeated dose oral toxicity study and a prenatal developmental toxicity study in rats

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Food Modulation Controls Astaxanthin Accumulation in Eggs of the Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula

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Astaxanthin Confers a Significant Attenuation of Hippocampal Neuronal Loss Induced by Severe Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Gerbils by Reducing Oxidative Stress

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Aeroterrestrial and Extremophilic Microalgae as Promising Sources for Lipids and Lipid Nanoparticles in Dermal Cosmetics

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Genotoxicity and subacute toxicity studies of a new astaxanthin-containing Phaffia rhodozyma extract

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Network Pharmacology Combined with Transcriptional Analysis to Unveil the Biological Basis of Astaxanthin in Reducing the Oxidative Stress Induced by Diabetes Mellitus

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Effects of Daily Astaxanthin and L-Carnitine Supplementation for Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Training Thoroughbred Horses

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Astaxanthin Relieves Testicular Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury—Immunohistochemical and Biochemical Analyses

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A developmental toxicity study of 3S, 3′S-Astaxanthin in New Zealand white rabbits

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Carotenoids as Food Additives

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Carotenoid production by halophilic archaea and its applications

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Astaxanthin mitigates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via inhibiting ferroptosis and autophagy: a study based on bioinformatic analysis and in vivo/vitro experiments

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Haematococcus as a promising cell factory to produce recombinant pharmaceutical proteins

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Astaxanthin Ameliorates Blood Pressure in Salt-Induced Prehypertensive Rats Through ROS/MAPK/NF-κB Pathways in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus

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Safety and lipid-altering efficacy of a new omega-3 fatty acid and antioxidant-containing medical food in men and women with elevated triacylglycerols

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Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Is a Safe Dietary Supplement with Potent Antioxidant Defense Enhancing Activity

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Safety Assessment of 3S, 3’S Astaxanthin Derived from Metabolically Engineered K. marxianus

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Mechanistic Network Models in Safety and Toxicity Evaluation of Nutraceuticals

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Antibiofilm and Anticancer Activity of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Fabricated with Hot-Melt Extruded Astaxanthin-Mediated Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles

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Astaxanthin mitigates diabetic cardiomyopathy and nephropathy in HF/HFr/STZ diabetic rats via modulating NOX4, fractalkine, Nrf2, and AP-1 pathways

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Astaxanthin: health benefits and toxicity

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Putative benefits of microalgal astaxanthin on exercise and human health

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Safety evaluation of Chlorella sorokiniana strain CK-22 based on an in vitro cytotoxicity assay and a 13-week subchronic toxicity trial in rats

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Exploring the Development of a Clean-Label Vegan Burger Enriched with Fermented Microalgae

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Microalgae of the Chlorophyceae Class: Potential Nutraceuticals Reducing Oxidative Stress Intensity and Cellular Damage

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Astaxanthin as a Modifier of Genome Instability after γ-Radiation

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THE IMPACT OF ASTAXANTHIN ON THE LEVEL OF DNA METHYLATION IN IRRADIATED IN VITRO HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES

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Safety of astaxanthin-rich fraction of Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae

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Safety of astaxanthin-rich fraction of Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae

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Toxicological Studies of Astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis-Ames test, Oral Single Dose and 90-days Subchronic Toxicity Studies in Rats-

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Safety assessment of astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis: Acute toxicity, genotoxicity, distribution and repeat-dose toxicity studies in gestation mice

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Subchronic (13-week) toxicity and prenatal developmental toxicity studies of dietary astaxanthin in rats

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Study on the 90 days Feeding test of Natural Astaxanthin in Rats

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