Dietary intake of menaquinone-4 may determine hepatic and pancreatic menaquinone-4 in chickens

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the biological effects of natural dietary intake of vitamin K as phylloquinone (K1) and menaquinone-4 (MK-4) and a control diet also containing menadione (K3) on levels of K1 and total MK-4 (menaquinone-4) and menaquinone-4-2,3-epoxide (MK-4O)) in li...

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Main Authors: Merete Askim, Anna Haug, Gaut Gadeholt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swedish Nutrition Foundation 2012-04-01
Series:Food & Nutrition Research
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Online Access:http://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/5380/21337