Decreases in retinol and retinol-binding protein during total parenteral nutrition in rats are not due to a vitamin A deficiency
Perfusion feeding in rats induced a decrease in circulating retinol despite an adequate supply of vitamin A. We studied the effect of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) on the retinol specific carrier in rat, analyzing holo-RBP (bound to retinol) and apo-RBP (without retinol) in serum and in liver. Vi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1996-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752037454X |