Reference values for retinol, tocopherol, and main carotenoids in serum of control and insulin-dependent diabetic Spanish subjects

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1066-1071

  Olmedilla, Begoña ^a   Granado, Fernando ^a   Gil Martinez, Enrique ^a   Blanco, Inmaculada ^a   Rojas Hidalgo, Enrique ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; lutein; Lycopene; Nutritional status; Vitamins; Zeaxanthin; Cryptoxanthin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 0030960108     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.6.1066     Document Type: Article

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