Possible association of skin lesions with a low-carotene diet in premenopausal women

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1993 Dec 31:691:279-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1993.tb26195.x.

Authors

B J Burri¹, Z R Dixon, A K Fong, M J Kretsch, A J Clifford, J W Erdman Jr

Affiliation

¹ Western Human Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Presidio of San Francisco, California 94129.

PMID: 8129312
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1993.tb26195.x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Carotenoids / deficiency*
Eye Diseases / etiology
Female
Humans
Liver / metabolism
Menstruation Disturbances / etiology*
Menstruation Disturbances / physiopathology
Premenopause*
Skin Diseases / etiology*
Vitamin A / metabolism
Vitamin A Deficiency / physiopathology*

Substances

Vitamin A
Carotenoids