Absorption, storage, and distribution of beta-carotene in normal and beta-carotene-fed rats: roles of parenchymal and stellate cells.
Absorption and storage of [14C]beta-carotene in control and beta-carotene-fed (BC-fed) rats were determined. Pre-feeding with beta-carotene for 2 weeks caused a 1.9-fold stimulation of its own absorption as well as its conversion to retinyl esters, whereas the absorption of [3H]retinyl acetate was u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1989-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520382389 |