Carotenoid dynamics in Atlantic salmon

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carotenoids are pigment molecules produced mainly in plants and heavily exploited by a wide range of organisms higher up in the food-chain. The fundamental processes regulating how carotenoids are absorbed and metabolized in vertebra...

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Main Authors: Omholt Stig W, Våge Dag, Øyehaug Leiv, Rajasingh Hannah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/4/10