Phylloquinone and menaquinone-4 distribution in rats: Synthesis rather than uptake determines menaquinone-4 organ concentrations

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 537-543

  Thijssen, H H W ^a   Drittij Reijnders, M J ^a   Fischer, M A J G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

menaquinone 4; phylloquinone; rats; vitamin K; warfarin

Indexed keywords

MENADIONE; MENADIONE EPOXIDE; MENATETRENONE; PHYTOMENADIONE; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEART; LIVER LEVEL; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PANCREAS; RAT; SALIVARY GLAND; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0030056303     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.2.537     Document Type: Article

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