Vitamin A deficiency reduces uptake of β-carotene by brush border membrane vesicles but does not alter intestinal retinyl ester hydrolase activity in the rat

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 436-442

  Boileau, A C ^a   Lee, C M ^a   Erdman Jr , J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

carotene; Brush border membrane vesicles; Rat; Retinyl ester hydrolase; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; RETINYL PALMITATE ESTERASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033724991     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(00)00102-9     Document Type: Article

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