Carotenoid-biofortified maize maintains adequate vitamin A status in Mongolian gerbils

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2562-2567

  Howe, Julie A ^a   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; COLECALCIFEROL; RETINOL; TARTARIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOD INTAKE; GERBIL; MAIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749464320     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.10.2562     Document Type: Article

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