Bioavailability of carotenoids in human subjects

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-162

  Parker, Robert S ^a   Swanson, Joy E ^a   You, Cha Sook ^a   Edwards, Alison J ^a   Huang, Tina ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Carotenoids; Postprandial chylomicron technique; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHYLOMICRON; RETINOL ACETATE; RETINOL ESTER; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEATING; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; CHYLOMICRONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0032946696     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19990021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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