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UNINA9910462907103321 |
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Titolo |
Carotenoids and vitamin A in translational medicine / / edited by Olaf Sommerburg, Werner Siems, and Klaus Kraemer |
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Boca Raton, Fla : , : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-10692-0 |
1-4398-5527-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (431 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxidative stress and disease |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SommerburgOlaf |
SiemsWerner |
KraemerKlaus <1960-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Carotenoids |
Vitamin A |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Series Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Hepatic Retinoid Metabolism: What Is Known and What Is Not; Chapter 2 - Metabolism of Vitamin A in White Adipose Tissue and Obesity; Chapter 3 - Retinoids in the Treatment of Psoriasis; Chapter 4 - Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Carotenoids; Chapter 5 - Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Vision across the Life Span; Chapter 6 - Assuring Vitamin A Adequacy to Prevent Eye and Ear Disorders; Chapter 7 - Disturbed Accumulation and Abnormal Distribution of Macular Pigment in Retinal Disorders |
Chapter 8 - Retinol and Otitis MediaChapter 9 - Carotenoids and Mutagenesis; Chapter 10 - Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Lung Cancer Prevention; Chapter 11 - Is the Effect of β-Carotene on Prostate Cancer Cells Dependent on Their Androgen Sensitivity?; Chapter 12 - Carotenoid Intake and Supplementation in Cancer: Pro and Con; Chapter 13 - Vitamin A in Lung Development and Function; Chapter 14 - Vitamin A and Carotenoids in Lung Diseases; Chapter 15 - Chemopreventive Effects of Astaxanthin on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Inflammation-Related Colon Carcinogenesis |
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Chapter 16 - Carotenoids in Laboratory MedicineChapter 17 - Supply of Vitamin A in Developing Countries; Chapter 18 - Vitamin A Intakes Are Below Recommendations in a Significant Proportion of the Population in the Western World; Chapter 19 - Critical Appraisal of Vitamin A Supplementation Program in India; Chapter 20 - Consequences of Common Genetic Variations on β-Carotene Cleavage for Vitamin A Supply; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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