Carotenoid metabolism and enzymology

Carotenoids and Human Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 29-56

  Shmarakov, Igor O ^a,b   Yuen, Jason J ^a   Blaner, William S ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b CHERNIVTSI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; CD36; Lipoprotein; Lycopene; Retinoid; SR BI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904570072     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-203-2_3     Document Type: Chapter

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