Uncertainties of assessing total body vitamin A stores in community settings in low-income countries using the stable-isotope dilution methodology

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 520-521

  Lietz, Georg ^a   Haskell, Marjorie ^b   Melse Boonstra, Alida ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; RETINOL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CATABOLISM; COMPARTMENT MODEL; FRACTIONAL CATABOLIC RATE; HUMAN; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; METABOLIC RATE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOTAL BODY VITAMIN A STORE; ZAMBIA; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; LIVER; MAIZE; MALE; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84938717728     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.110825     Document Type: Letter

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