Open AccessVitamin A Supplementation Transiently Increases Retinol Concentrations in Extrahepatic Organs of Neonatal Rats Raised under Vitamin A–Marginal Conditions
Author(s) -
Joanna K. Hodges,
Libo Tan,
Michael H. Green,
A. Catharine Ross
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.116.234310
Subject(s) - retinol , vitamin , endocrinology , medicine , vitamin a deficiency , biology , chemistry , physiology
Vitamin A (VA; retinol) supplementation is recommended for children aged >6 mo in countries with high rates of malnutrition, but the distribution and retention of VA in body tissues have not been extensively explored.
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