Determination of retinol, antioxidant vitamins and homocysteine in skin puncture blood

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 309-314

  Erhardt, Jürgen G ^a   Heinrich, Felix ^a   Biesalski, Hans K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascorbid acid; Carotenoids; Homocysteine; Micromethod; Plasma; Retinol; Skin puncture; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033199124     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.69.5.309     Document Type: Article

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