Bioavailability of carotenoids from spinach and tomatoes

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 150-156

  Riso, P ^a   Brusamolino, A ^a   Scalfi, L ^b   Porrini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Plasma carotenoids; Spinach; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LENTINAN; LYCOPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SPINACH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 4143113482     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-4753(04)80035-8     Document Type: Article

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