The status of retinoids in women suffering from hyper- and hypothyroidism: Interrelationship between vitamin A, β-carotene and thyroid hormones

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-135

  Goswami, Umesh C ^a   Choudhury, Shobhita ^b  

^a GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GAUHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotenoids; Retinol; Thyroid hormone; Thyroxine; Triiodothryonine; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; LIOTHYRONINE; RETINOID; RETINOL; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; RETINOIDS; THYROID HORMONES; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0033103931     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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