Dietary vitamin A has both chronic and acute effects on vitamin A indices in lactating rats and their offspring

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 128-132

  Akohoue, Sylvie A ^a,b   Green, Joanne Balmer ^a   Green, Michael H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactation; Milk vitamin A; Vitamin A status; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BREAST; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIVER LEVEL; MILK LEVEL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31544475905     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.1.128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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