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  • Paper: Enzyme that digests vitamin A may regulate testosterone levels

    Dec 6, 2016 1:00 pm by Sharita ForrestResearch
    From left to right, professor emeritus of food science and nutrition John W. Erdman Jr., molecular and integrative physiology professor Eric C. Bolton and professor emeritus of comparative pathology Matthew A. Wallig.

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    An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin A in the body may also regulate testosterone levels and growth of the prostate, a new study found.  

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