β-Carotene Supplementation Decreases Placental Transcription of LDL Receptor-Related Protein 1 in Wild-Type Mice and Stimulates Placental β-Carotene Uptake in Marginally Vitamin A-Deficient Mice

Dietary fat impacts fetal growth and metabolism: uptake of chylomicron remnant core lipids by the placenta

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Mechanisms involved in the intestinal absorption of dietary vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids

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Maternal–fetal transfer and metabolism of vitamin A and its precursor β-carotene in the developing tissues

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Mammalian Carotenoid-oxygenases: Key players for carotenoid function and homeostasis

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Regulation of Gene Expression by Retinoids

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β-Carotene and its cleavage enzyme β-carotene-15,15′-oxygenase (CMOI) affect retinoid metabolism in developing tissues

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Effects of Vitamin A or Beta Carotene Supplementation on Pregnancy-Related Mortality and Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh

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Uptake of Dietary Retinoids at the Maternal-Fetal Barrier

(2011) Lesley Wassef et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Altered Expression of Both β-Carotene 15,15' Monooxygenase and Lecithin:Retinol Acyltransferase in Obese Zucker Rats

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CrbpI Modulates Glucose Homeostasis and Pancreas 9-cis-Retinoic Acid Concentrations

(2011) M. A. Kane et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Review: Transport of maternal cholesterol to the fetal circulation

(2011) L.A. Woollett   PLACENTA

Beta-Carotene Reduces Body Adiposity of Mice via BCMO1

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Vitamin A in Reproduction and Development

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Hepatic stellate cells are an important cellular site for β-carotene conversion to retinoid

(2010) Igor Shmarakov et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

ISX is a retinoic acid-sensitive gatekeeper that controls intestinal β,β-carotene absorption and vitamin A production

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β,β-Carotene Decreases Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor γ Activity and Reduces Lipid Storage Capacity of Adipocytes in a β,β-Carotene Oxygenase 1-dependent Manner

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β-Carotene Is an Important Vitamin A Source for Humans

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In vitro and in vivo characterization of retinoid synthesis from β-carotene

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Homeostasis of retinol in lecithin: Retinol acyltransferase gene knockout mice fed a high retinol diet

(2008) Limin Liu et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Xanthophylls are preferentially taken up compared with β-carotene by retinal cells via a SRBI-dependent mechanism,

(2008) Alexandrine During et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

LDL Receptor-Related Protein 1: Unique Tissue-Specific Functions Revealed by Selective Gene Knockout Studies

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