Reference values for plasma concentrations of vitamin E and A and carotenoids in a swiss population from infancy to adulthood, adjusted for seasonal influences

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 146-153

  Winklhofer Roob, Brigitte M ^a,c   Van'T Hof, Martin A ^b   Shmerling, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

age related effects; carotene; cholesterol; epidemiology; lycopene; pediatric chemistry; retinol; tocopherol; variation, source of

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; TOCOPHEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWITZERLAND; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031021369     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.1.146     Document Type: Article

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