| Description |
1 online resource (272 pages) |
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Novartis Foundation Symposia ; v. 845 |
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Novartis Foundation Symposia
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| Contents |
Biology of vitamin E; Contents; Introduction; Vitamin E as an antioxidant in vitro and in vivo; Discussion; Free radical protection: why vitamin E, not vitamin C, b-carotene or glutathione?; Discussion; The role of vitamin E in biological membranes; Discussion; Vitamin E, physical exercise and tissue oxidative damage; Discussion; Tocopherol content of adipose tissue from vitamin E-deficient humans; Discussion; Neuropathological studies of chronic vitamin E deficiency in mammals including humans; Discussion |
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Vitamin E and neurological function: abetalipoproteinaemia and other disorders of fat absorptionDiscussion; General discussion Problems of defining vitamin E deficiency; The effect of vitamin E on rabbit neutrophil activation; Discussion; Vitamin E and retrolental fibroplasia: prevention of serious ocular sequelae; Discussion; Vitamin E and retrolental fibroplasia: ultrastructural mechanism of clinical efficacy; Discussion; Protective effect of vitamin E on intraventricular haemorrhage in the newborn; Discussion; Experimental models for nutritional myopathy; Discussion |
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Vitamin E and skeletal muscleDiscussion; Final general discussion; Circadian rhythms in clinical studies; Roles of lipid peroxidation; Vitamin E and ageing; Chairman's closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Vitamin E -- Physiological effect -- Congresses
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Vitamin E -- Therapeutic use -- Congresses
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Vitamin E -- Physiological effect.
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Vitamin E -- Therapeutic use.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780470718520 |
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0470718528 |
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