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Mammalian Metabolism of β-Carotene: Gaps in Knowledge

β-carotene is the most abundant provitamin A carotenoid in human diet and tissues. It exerts a number of beneficial functions in mammals, including humans, owing to its ability to generate vitamin A as well as to emerging crucial signaling functions of its metabolites. Even though β-carotene is gene...

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Autores principales: Shete, Varsha, Quadro, Loredana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24288025
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu5124849