The distribution of carotenoids in hens fed on biofortified maize is influenced by feed composition, absorption, resource allocation and storage

Carotenoids are important dietary nutrients with health-promoting effects. The biofortification of staple foods with carotenoids provides an efficient delivery strategy but little is known about the fate and distribution of carotenoids supplied in this manner. The chicken provides a good model of hu...

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Main Authors: Moreno, Jose Antonio, Díaz-Gómez, Joana, Nogareda, Carmina, Angulo, Eduardo, Sandmann, Gerhard, Portero-Otin, Manuel, Serrano, José C. E., Twyman, Richard M., Capell, Teresa, Zhu, Changfu, Christou, Paul
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Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5064355/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27739479
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep35346
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