Vitamin A in pregnancy: Requirements and safety limits

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Azaïs Braesco, Véronique ^a   Pascal, Gérard ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Develo ping countries; Development; Immunity; Lactation; Pregnancy; Supplementation; Teratogenesis; Vitamin A; Women

Indexed keywords

CHYLOMICRON; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

CHILDHOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; TERATOGENICITY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 17644429267     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.5.1325s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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