Techniques for measuring vitamin A activity from β-carotene1-4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Tang, Guangwen ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CARBON 14; CAROTENOID; CHYLOMICRON; RETINOL; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

ABSORPTION; ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARROT; DEPLETION REPLETION METHOD; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYDROPONICS; ISOTOPE LABELING; ISOTOPE REFERENCE METHOD; MAIZE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL VALUE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SPINACH; SPIRULINA; TRANSGENIC CROP; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BETA CAROTENE; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISOTOPE LABELING; VITAMIN A;

EID: 84867837943     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.034603     Document Type: Article

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