β-carotene is converted primarily to retinoids in rats in vivo

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1996-2001

  Barua, Arun B ^a   Olson, James A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central cleavage; Rats; Retinoids; apocarotenals; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; RETINOL; RETINOL ESTER; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INTESTINE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RAT; STOMACH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033916427     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.8.1996     Document Type: Article

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