Bioconversion of dietary provitamin A carotenoids to vitamin A in humans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Tang, Guangwen ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEPLETION; DILUTION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT;

ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CAROTENOIDS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COOKERY; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIET; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; ORYZA SATIVA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77951947539     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.28674G     Document Type: Review

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