Tocopherols in camel's plasma and tissues

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 210-216

  Al Senaidy, Abdulrahman M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Tocopherol; Tocopherol; Camel; Tissues; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMEL; CHEMISTRY; HEART MUSCLE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE;

EID: 0029913316     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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