Effects of dietary taurocholate, fat and protein on the storage and metabolism of dietary β-carotene and α-tocopherol in ferrets

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-141

  Sundaresan, P Ramnathan ^a,c   Marmillot, Phillipe ^b   Liu, Quing Hong ^b   Mitchell, Geraldine V ^a   Grundel, Erich ^a   Lakshman, M Raj ^b,d  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Fat; Ferrets; HPLC; Liver; Plasma; Protein; Retinoids; Taurocholate; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; FAT; LINOLEIC ACID; PROTEIN; RETINOID; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE; RETINOL STEARATE; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FERRET; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID DIET; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 18344386412     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.75.2.133     Document Type: Article

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