Skin bioavailability of dietary vitamin E, carotenoids, polyphenols, vitamin C, zinc and selenium

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-238

  Richelle, Myriam ^a   Sabatier, Magalie ^a   Steiling, Heike ^a   Williamson, Gary ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Bioavailability; Carotenoid; Polyphenol; Selenium; Skin; Tocopherol; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM; ZINC; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; TRACE ELEMENT;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOAVAILABILITY; DERMIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SEBUM; SECOND MESSENGER; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE METABOLISM; ZINC DEFICIENCY; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; SELENIUM; SKIN; VITAMIN E; ZINC;

EID: 33750113366     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20061817     Document Type: Review

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