Effects of lycopene supplementation on plasma and tissue lycopene levels in various rodent strains

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 377-384

  Huang, Chin Shiu ^a   Chuang, Cheng Hung ^a   Hu, Miao Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

carotene; Animal model; Gerbils; Lycopene; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; GERBIL; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GERBILLINAE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34047139501     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.76.6.377     Document Type: Article

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