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Distribution of carotene and vitamin A in liver, pancreas and body fat of Ghanaians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J. Maud Dagadu
J. Maud Dagadu
Affiliation:
National Institute of Health and Medical ResearchP.O. Box 2848, Accra, Ghana
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Abstract

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I. The carotene and vitamin A levels of liver, pancreas and body fat were determined in seventeen Ghanaians coming from areas where carotene-rich foods were freely available.

2. The liver was confirmed as the main storehouse of vitamin A, and vitamin A values for it were exceptionally high. Values for the other tissues were not higher than average.

3. In the study the carotene and vitamin A concentrations in the liver were higher in the females than in the males.

4. Under the conditions of high intake of carotene-rich foods, carotene was found to be distributed more evenly in various tissues than vitamin A.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , May 1967 , pp. 453 - 456
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1967

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