Effect of dietary β-carotene on the accumulation of β-carotene and vitamin A in plasma and tissues of gilts

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-55

  Schweigert, Florian J ^a   Buchholz, Ingeborg ^b   Schuhmacher, Annette ^b   Gropp, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Absorption; Metabolism; Pig; Tissue distribution; Vitamin A; Carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; ROVIMIX;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRECURSOR; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0035025966     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2001111     Document Type: Article

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