Lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations in plasma after dietary supplementation with egg yolk

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-251

  Handelman, Garry J ^a   Nightingale, Zachary D ^a   Lichtenstein, Alice H ^a   Schaefer, Ernst J ^a   Blumberg, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Carotenoids; Chickens; Cholesterol; Egg yolk; HPLC; Humans; LDL cholesterol; Lutein; Nutrient absorption; Plasma; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHICKEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE;

EID: 0032783233     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn.70.2.247     Document Type: Article

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