Bioavailability and bioconversion of carotenoids

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue , 1998, Pages 19-38

  Castenmiller, J J M ^a   West, C E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorption; Carotenes; Conversion factors; Retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0031844549     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.18.1.19     Document Type: Review

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