Bioavailability of astaxanthin stereoisomers from wild (Oncorhynchus spp.) and aquacultured (Salmo salar) salmon in healthy men: A randomised, double-blind study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1048-1054

  Rüfer, Corinna E ^a   Moeseneder, Jutta ^a   Briviba, Karlis ^a   Rechkemmer, Gerhard ^a   Bub, Achim ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Bioavailability; Stereoisomers

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; ONCORHYNCHUS; SALMO SALAR; SEAFOOD; STEREOISOMERISM; XANTHOPHYLLS; YOUNG ADULT;

ONCORHYNCHUS; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 53049098443     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507845521     Document Type: Article

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