Toxic damage to the respiratory epithelium induces acute phase changes in vitamin A metabolism without depleting retinol stores of South African children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1339-1343

  Willumsen, Juana F ^a   Simmank, Karin ^b   Filteau, Suzanne M ^a,c   Wagstaff, Lucy A ^b   Tomkins, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; Children; Kerosene; Respiratory; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0030745336     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.7.1339     Document Type: Article

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