Preferential increase in chylomicron levels of the xanthophylls lutein and zeaxanthin compared to β-carotene in the human

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-125

  Gärtner, Christine ^a   Stahl, Wilhelm ^a   Sies, Helmut ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biokinetics; Carotenoid interactions; Intestinal mucosa; Lipoproteins; Oxocarotenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CHYLOMICRON; DRUG DERIVATIVE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SMOKING; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHYLOMICRONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SMOKING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TIME FACTORS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0029808278     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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