Comparison of the postprandial plasma vitamin A response in young and older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Borel, Patrick ^a,e   Mekki, Nadia ^b   Boirie, Yves ^c   Partier, Anne ^a   Alexandre Gouabau, Marie Cécile ^a   Grolier, Pascal ^a   Beaufrere, Bernard ^c   Portugal, Henri ^d   Lairon, Denis ^c   Azais Braesco, Véronique ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^e CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYLOMICRON; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST MEAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0031919574     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.2.B133     Document Type: Article

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