Micronutrient status in elderly people

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Monget, A L ^a   Galan, P ^a   Preziosi, P ^a   Keller, H ^b   Bourgeois, C ^c   Arnaud, J ^d   Favier, A ^d   Hercberg, S ^a  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^c Produits Roche ^*  (France)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

carotene; Elderly people; Selenium; Trace element status; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; Vitamin status; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; COPPER; CRYPTOXANTHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZINC;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; COPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SELENIUM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS; XANTHOPHYLLS; ZINC;

EID: 0030024452     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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