Bioavailability of dietary carotenoids: Intestinal absorption and metabolism

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 385-392

  Nagao, Akihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bioaccessibility; Carotenoid; Lutein; carotene

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 84907603858     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.48.385     Document Type: Review

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