CAROTENOIDS 

 CHAPTER PAGE 



VI MARINE VERTEBRATES : AMPHIBIA : OCEAN 189 



BED. 



Protochordata. Enteropneusta. Fish. Mammals. 

 Amphibia. Carotenoids of the Ocean Bed. 



VII FRESH WATER ANIMALS: DEPOSITS: 201 



AMPHIBIA. 



VIII INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, AND REPTILES. 214 



IX MAMMALIAN CAROTENOIDS. 229 



Carotenoid Accumulators. Mammals primarily Carotene 

 Accumulators. Mammals which accumulate no Caroten- 

 oids. Function of Carotenoids in Mammals. Absorption 

 of Carotenoids. 



X AVIAN CAROTENOIDS. 259 

 Occurrence. Metabolism. Function. 



XI CONVERSION OF CAROTENOIDS INTO 



VITAMIN A. 269 



Site of Conversion of Carotene into vitamin A. Factors 

 controlling the conversion of carotene into vitamin A. 



XII CONCLUSION. 285 



APPENDIX I. 289 



Carotene Content of Plants 



APPENDIX II. 300 



Carotene Values 



Name Index 309 



Specific Name Index 327 



Subject Index 341 



