Analysis of multiple metabolites of tocopherols and tocotrienols in mice and humans

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4844-4852

  Zhao, Yang ^a   Lee, Mao Jung ^a   Cheung, Connie ^a   Ju, Ji Hyeung ^a,b   Chen, Yu Kuo ^a   Liu, Ba ^a   Hu, Long Qin ^a,c   Yang, Chung S ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

HPLC; Metabolites; MS; Tocopherols; Tocotrienols

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; TOCOPHEROL;

AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE;

AGED; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; TOCOPHEROLS; TOCOTRIENOLS;

MUS;

EID: 77951279910     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf904464u     Document Type: Article

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