Benefits and liabilities of vitamin A and carotenoids

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Olson, James Allen ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antioxidant vitamins; carotenoids; physiological modulators; toxicity; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0029867614     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.suppl_4.1208s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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