Review of animal models in carotenoid research

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2271-2277

  Lee, Christine M ^a   Boileau, Amy C ^a   Boileau, Thomas W M ^a   Williams, Alexa W ^a   Swanson, Kelly S ^a   Heintz, Kasey A ^a   Erdman Jr , John W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Animal models; Carotenoids; Ferrets; Gerbils; Preruminant calves

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL MODEL; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATTLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; FERRET; GERBIL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LUNG CANCER; MAMMAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; RAT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0032701781     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.12.2271     Document Type: Review

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