The importance of β-carotene as a source of vitamin A with special regard to pregnant and breastfeeding women

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Strobel, Manuela ^a   Tinz, Jana ^b   Biesalski, Hans Konrad ^b  

^a Nutrition and Food Security   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Pregnancy; Vitamin A; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL;

BEVERAGE; BIOEQUIVALENCE; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FOOD; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMANY; HEALTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KINETICS; LIVER; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; LUNG FUNCTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MILK; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SOCIETY; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE GROWTH; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 34547842485     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-007-1001-z     Document Type: Review

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