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Compartmental Models of Vitamin A and β-Carotene Metabolism in Women

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Mathematical Modeling in Experimental Nutrition

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Vitamin A has several essential functions, including roles in dark adaptation, cell growth and maintenance, and immunological functions (Underwood, 1978; Bauernfeind, 1986; National Research Council, 1989; Sommer and West, 1996; Gerster, 1997). Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world (Sommer, 1982). Furthermore, milder vitamin A inadequacy has been implicated as a leading cause of death in poor children of Southern Asia and Africa (Sommer et al., 1983; Sommer and West, 1987). A majority of people in the world derive most of their vitamin A from carotenoids found in many fruits and vegetables (Narasinga, 1991; Solomons and Bulux, 1993; Solomons and Bulux, 1994; FAO/INMU/South and East Asia Nutrition Research-cum-Action Network, 1995; Seshadri, 1996).

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Burri, B.J., Park, JY.K. (1998). Compartmental Models of Vitamin A and β-Carotene Metabolism in Women. In: Clifford, A.J., Müller, HG. (eds) Mathematical Modeling in Experimental Nutrition. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 445. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1959-5_14

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