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IT is generally supposed that, for human beings, carotene of vegetable origin is the principal source for vitamin A. If this is true, it is important to know the absorbability of leaf carotene. We have investigated this on two healthy male adults (namely, ourselves).
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VAN EEKELEN, M., PANNEVIS, W. Absorption of Carotinoids from the Human Intestine. Nature 141, 203–204 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141203b0
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