Vitamin A: Biomarkers of nutrition for development

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONIDE; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

AUTOPSY; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; XEROPHTHALMIA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; LIVER; MILK, HUMAN; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79960865570     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.005777     Document Type: Review

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