Vitamin K status in human tissues: Tissue-specific accumulation of phylloquinone and menaquinone-4

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-127

  Thijssen, H H W ^a   Drittij Reijnders, M J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Menaquinone; Phylloquinone; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

MENATETRENONE; PHYTOMENADIONE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; PANCREAS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PANCREAS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K 1; VITAMIN K 2;

EID: 0030029030     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960115     Document Type: Article

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