Evaluation of biochemical indicators of vitamin A status in breast- feeding and non-breast-feeding Indonesian women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 160-167

  De Pee, Saskia ^b   Yuniar, Yetty ^b   West, Clive E ^a   Muhilal, ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast feeding women; Breast milk vitamin A; Breast milk fat; Indonesia; Lactation; Modified relative dose response method; MRDR; Non breast feeding women; Nonpregnant women; Retinol binding protein; Serum retinol; Vitamin A status

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRORETINOL; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MILK LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0030927520     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.1.160     Document Type: Article

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