Vitamin A equivalency and apparent absorption of β-carotene in ileostomy subjects using a dual-isotope dilution technique

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1836-1843

  Van Loo Bouwman, Carolien A ^a   Naber, Ton H J ^a,b   Van Breemen, Richard B ^c   Zhu, Dongwei ^c   Dicke, Heleen ^a   Siebelink, Els ^d   Hulshof, Paul J M ^d   Russel, Frans G M ^a   Schaafsma, Gertjan ^d,e   West, Clive E ^a,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Tergooi Hospitals   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotene; Ileostomy subjects; Stable isotopes; Vitamin A equivalency

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CARBON 13; CAROTENOID; OIL; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ISOTOPE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DUAL ISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ILEOSTOMY; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FECES; INDICATOR DILUTION CURVE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; METABOLISM; MICROCAPSULE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; CAPSULES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; ISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN A;

EID: 77954581697     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509993849     Document Type: Article

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