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Feeding of red palm oil-supplemented diets to rats may impact positively on vitamin A status

D.O. Edem Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
,
O.U. Eka Department of Biochemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
&
I.B. Umoh Department of Biochemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Pages 285-291 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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