Carotenoid profiles in provitamin A-containing fruits and vegetables affect the bioefficacy in Mongolian gerbils

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 235, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 839-848

  Arscott, Sara A ^a   Howe, Julie A ^a,b   Davis, Christopher R ^a   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioconversion factors; Carotenoids; Provitamin A; Supplements; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BANANA; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BRUSSELS SPROUT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GERBIL; KALE; LIVER; MALE; MANGO; MONGOLIAN GERBIL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORANGE (FRUIT); PAPAYA; SPINACH; TANGERINE; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BRASSICA; CARICA; CAROTENOIDS; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; FRUIT; GERBILLINAE; LIVER; LUTEIN; MALE; MANGIFERA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XANTHOPHYLLS;

BLAKESLEA TRISPORA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; CARICA PAPAYA; CITRUS RETICULATA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 77953769756     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2010.009216     Document Type: Article

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