All-trans β-carotene is absorbed preferentially to 9-cis β-carotene, but the latter accumulates in the tissues of domestic ferrets (mustela putorius puro)

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2009-2013

  Erdman Jr , John W ^a   Thatcher, Angela J ^a   Hofmann, Nicolle E ^a   Lederman, Janine D ^a   Block, Stephanie S ^a   Lee, Christine M ^a   Mokady, Shoshana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

9 cis carotene; All trans carotene; Carotenoids; Domestic ferrets

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FERRET; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0031738466     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.11.2009     Document Type: Article

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