Hyporetinolemia, illness symptoms, and acute phase protein response in pregnant women with and without night blindness

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1237-1243

  Christian, Parul ^a,b   Schulze, Kerry ^a   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a   West Jr , Keith P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; C reactive protein; Hyporetinolemia; Morbidity; Nepal; Night blindness; Pregnancy; Retinol; Vitamin A; Women; 1 acid glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; BETA CAROTENE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; OROSOMUCOID; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031862310     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.6.1237     Document Type: Article

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