Relationship of plasma carotenoids, retinol and tocopherols in mothers and newborn infants

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 442-447

  Yeum, Kyung Jin ^a   Russell, Robert M ^a   Ferland, Guylaine ^b   Patry, Johanne ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cord blood; Cryptoxanthin; Lutein; Retinol; Tocopherol; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUERPERIUM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIPASE; LUTEIN; PREGNANCY; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0031719508     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10718791     Document Type: Article

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