Vitamin A toxicity secondary to excessive intake of yellow-green vegetables, liver and laver

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 142-148

  Nagai, Kazuki ^a   Hosaka, Hiroo ^a   Kubo, Shuichi ^a   Nakabayashi, Takeshi ^a   Amagasaki, Yasuhiro ^a   Nakamura, Noriko ^a  

^a Saiseikai Yokohama shi Nanbu Hosp   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta carotene rich; Hepatic injury; Hypercarotenemia; Laver; Liver; Vitamin A poisoning

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETINOL INTOXICATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033035069     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80174-3     Document Type: Article

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