β-Cryptoxanthin from supplements or carotenoid-enhanced maize maintains liver vitamin A in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) better than or equal to b-carotene supplements

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 786-793

  Davis, Christopher ^a   Jing, Hua ^a   Howe, Julie A ^a,b   Rocheford, Torbert ^c   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotene; Cryptoxanthin; Mongolian gerbils; Provitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; COTTON SEED OIL; RETINOL; RETINOL ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GERBIL; LIVER LEVEL; MAIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BREEDING; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GERBILLINAE; LIVER; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS; XANTHOPHYLLS; ZEA MAYS;

GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; MICROPUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 50449094435     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508944123     Document Type: Article

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