Relative bioactivity of dietary RRR- and all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetates in swine assessed with deuterium-labeled vitamin E

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 702-707

  Lauridsen, C ^a,d   Engel, H ^b   Craig, A M ^b   Traber, M G ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Absorption; Kinetics; Pigs; Stable Isotopes; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE; ANTIOXIDANT; DEUTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SWINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DEUTERIUM; FEMALE; STEREOISOMERISM; SWINE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0036517489     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.803702x     Document Type: Article

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