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The effects of iron and copper status and of dietary carbohydrates on the activity of rat intestinal β-carotene 15,15′-dioxygenase

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

James Allen Olson
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2000

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