Human oral bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of tocotrienols from tocotrienol-rich (tocopherol-low) barley oil and palm oil formulations

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 150-160

  Drotleff, Astrid M ^a   Bohnsack, Christoph ^a   Schneider, Inga ^b   Hahn, Andreas ^b   Ternes, Waldemar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barley extract; Blood plasma; Human oral bioavailability; Tocotrienol composition; Urinary metabolites; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM;

EID: 84898047698     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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