Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 404 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxidative stress and disease ; 33 |
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Oxidative stress and disease ; 33.
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Contents |
Hepatic retinoid metabolism : what is known and what is not / Jason J. Yuen, Jian Zhang Yang and William S. Blaner -- Metabolism of vitamin A in white adipose tissue and obesity / Shanmugam M. Jeyakumar [and others] -- Retinoids in the treatment of psoriasis / Neil Borkar, Alan Menter -- Age-related macular degeneration and carotenoids / Nilesh Kalariya, Werner G. Siems, Frederik van Kuijk -- Lutein, zeaxanthin and vision across the lifespan / Billy R. Hammond, Jr. -- Assuring vitamin A adequacy to prevent eye and ear disorders / Tripper Sauer, Susan Emmett, Keith P. West, Jr. -- Disturbed accumulation and abnormal distribution of macular pigment in retinal disorders / Tos TJM Berendschot, Peter Charbel Issa, Thomas Theelen -- Retinol and otitis media / Akeem Olawale Lasisi -- Carotenoids and mutagenesis / P.M. Eckl [and others] -- Carotenoids and vitamin A in lung cancer prevention / Anita Ratnasari Iskandar, Xiang-Dong Wang -- Is the effect of [Beta]-carotene on prostate cancer cells dependent on their androgen sensitivity? / Joanna Dulinska-Litewka [and others] -- Carotenoid intake and supplementation in cancer : pro and con / W.G. Siems [and others] -- Vitamin A in lung development and function / Hans-Konrad Biesalski -- Vitamin A and carotenoids in lung diseases / Olaf Sommerburg, Werner Siems -- Chemopreventive effects of astaxanthin on inflammatory bowel disease and inflammation-related colon carcinogenesis / Masashi Hosokawa, Yumiko Yasui -- Carotenoids in laboratory medicine / Ingolf Schimke, Michael Vogeser -- Supply of vitamin A in developing countries / Klaus Kraemer -- Vitamin A intakes are below recommendations in a significant proportion of the population in the western world / Hans-Konrad Biesalski, Barbara Trösch, Petra Weber -- Critical appraisal of vitamin A supplementation program in India / Dechenla Tshering Bhutia, Saskia De Pee -- Consequences of common genetic variations on SS-carotene cleavage for vitamin A supply / Georg Lietz, Anthony Oxley, Christine Boesch-Saadatmandi |
Summary |
Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria, and around 50 carotenoids-including ß-carotene-can be converted into vitamin A. Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine reviews the medical use of carotenoids and vitamin A in cancer; diseases of the skin, eye, ear, and lung; and inflammatory bowel and metabolic diseas |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Vitamin A deficiency.
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Vitamin A in the body.
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Vitamin A.
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Carotenoids.
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Vitamin A -- therapeutic use
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Carotenoids -- therapeutic use
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Translational Research, Biomedical
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Vitamin A -- supply & distribution
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Vitamin A Deficiency -- drug therapy
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Vitamin A Deficiency
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Vitamin A
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Carotenoids
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vitamins.
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Carotenoids
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Vitamin A
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Vitamin A deficiency
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Vitamin A in the body
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Sommerburg, Olaf, editor
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Siems, Werner, editor
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Kraemer, Klaus, 1960- editor.
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ISBN |
9781439855270 |
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1439855277 |
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0429106920 |
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9780429106927 |
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