2005
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.12.2817
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The Concentration of Free Holo-Retinol Binding Protein Is Higher in Vitamin A–Sufficient than in Deficient Nepalese Women in Late Pregnancy

Abstract: Free holo-retinol binding protein (RBP) [i.e., unbound to transthyretin (TTR)] plays a role in transporting vitamin A across the placenta during pregnancy. In a cross-sectional study of clinically healthy urban women, we assessed the association among clinical and biochemical factors on estimated concentrations of free holo-RBP during the last trimester of pregnancy. Serum samples obtained from a subsample of women (n = 259), who had participated in the Night Vision Threshold Test study in Nepal, were analyzed… Show more

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