The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 12 , Pages 1193-1199 , December 2010

Vitamin E status and metabolism in adult and aged aryl hydrocarbon receptor null mice

  • Maret G. Traber

      Affiliations

    • Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6512, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 541 737 7977; fax: +1 541 737 5077.
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  • Debbie J. Mustacich

      Affiliations

    • Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6512, USA
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  • Laura C. Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6512, USA
    • Department of Biology, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203, USA
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  • Scott W. Leonard

      Affiliations

    • Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6512, USA
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  • Amelia Ahern-Rindell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203, USA
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  • Nancy Kerkvliet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA

Received 3 March 2009 ,Revised 5 October 2009 ,Accepted 19 October 2009.

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☆ The project was supported by grants to MGT (DK067930 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Office of Dietary Supplements), to NK (ES00040) and to the Environmental Health Sciences Center at Oregon State University from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH P30 ES00210).

PII: S0955-2863(09)00219-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.10.005

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 12 , Pages 1193-1199 , December 2010

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