Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1005-1012 , November 2005

Selective distribution of β-carotene stereoisomers in rat tissues

  • Ami Ben-Amotz

      Affiliations

    • Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The National Institute of Oceanography, Tel Shikmona, Haifa 31080, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 48565261; fax: +972 48511911.
    • ,
  • Baruch Volkis

      Affiliations

    • Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The National Institute of Oceanography, Tel Shikmona, Haifa 31080, Israel
    • ,
  • Shoshana Mokady

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion, Haifa 31080, Israel

Received 4 February 2005 ,Revised 5 July 2005 ,Accepted 1 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2005.09.006

Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1005-1012 , November 2005

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