Vitamin A, carotenoid and vitamin E plasma concentrations in children from Laos in relation to sex and growth failure

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Schweigert, Florian J ^a   Klingner, Jeannine ^a   Hurtienne, Andrea ^a   Zunft, Hans J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; BIOAVAILABILITY; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENOUS BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

LAOTIA;

EID: 3042685016     PISSN: 14752891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-2-17     Document Type: Review

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