Use of the retinol-binding protein: Transthyretin ratio for assessment of vitamin A status during the acute-phase response

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 513-520

  Filteau, Suzanne M ^a   Willumsen, Juana F ^a   Sullivan, Keith ^a   Simmank, Karin ^b   Gamble, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OROSOMUCOID; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034113564     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114500000659     Document Type: Article

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