β-Carotene uptake and effects on intracellular levels of retinol in vitro

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Wei, Rong Rong ^a   Wamer, Wayne G ^a   Lambert, Lark A ^a   Kernhauser, Andrija ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG UPTAKE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN FIBROBLAST; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0011438998     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589809514640     Document Type: Article

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