A study of the biological utilization of carotenoids of carrot and swamp cabbage in rats

Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-32

  Tee, E S ^a   Lim, C L ^b   Chong, Y H ^c   Khor, S C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RAT; TISSUE GROWTH; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0029917478     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-8146(95)00145-X     Document Type: Article

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