Carotenoids in the leukocytes of carotenemic and non-carotenemic individuals.
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- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 24 (4) , 700-701
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/24.4.700
Abstract
Leukocytes and leukocyte membranes isolated from the blood of carotenemic (serum carotene, 4.0 mg/liter) and non-carotenemic individuals were found to contain small amounts of carotenoid pigments. The principal pigment isolated from the leukocyte membranes of carotenemic individuals was beta-carotene. Traces of beta-carotene and other carotenoids were found in the leukocytes and leukocyte membranes of the non-carotenemic individuals.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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