Supplementation with canthaxanthin affects plasma and tissue distribution of and γ-tocopherols in mice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1989-1994

  Palozza, Paola ^a   Calviello, Gabriella ^a   Serini, Simona ^b   Moscato, Piera ^a   Bartoli, Gianna Maria ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canthaxanthin; Mice; Tissue distribution; Tocopherol; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CANTHAXANTHIN; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031738379     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.11.1989     Document Type: Article

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