Absorption, metabolism, and transport of carotenoids

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 542-551

  Parker, Robert S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

9 cis m carotene; retinoic acid; vitamin A; carotene

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; RETINAL;

INTESTINE ABSORPTION; ISOMERISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0029966118     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.5.8621054     Document Type: Review

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