Digestion and Intestinal Absorption of Dietary Carotenoids and Vitamin A

Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1735-1752

  During, A ^a   Harrison, E H ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012088394-3/50071-4     Document Type: Chapter

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