Conversion of intravenously administered β-cryptoxanthin to a β-carotene-like compound in mouse lung

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 443-447

  Tomita, Yoshifumi ^a,d   Senanayake, Gamarallage Vijitha Kumara ^a   Yosiuoka, Tomoko ^a   Nishino, Hoyoku ^b   Yano, Masamichi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU KYORITSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mouse lung; Reductive metabolism of carotenoids; carotene formation; cryptoxanthin metabolism

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CRYPTOXANTHIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG HOMOGENATE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036973272     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.48.443     Document Type: Article

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