Absorption of β-carotene and other carotenoids in humans and animal models

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Van Vliet, T ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal models for carotene metabolism; Carotenoid absorption; Carotenoid cleavage; Interactions among carotenoids

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHYLOMICRON; RETINOL ESTER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CELL; NONHUMAN; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029813806     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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