Biology of vitamin E

• Pubblicazione: London, : Pitman; Newark, N.J., : Distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical Co. (Medical Education Division), 1983
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 574.19/26
• Soggetto topico: Vitamin E - Physiological effect; Vitamin E - Therapeutic use
• Altri autori: PorterRuth WhelanJulie
• Note generali: "Editors: Ruth Porter (organizer) and Julie Whelan"--P. v.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; 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 ; 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
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• Titolo autorizzato: Biology of vitamin E
• ISBN: 9786613694478; 9781280784088; 1280784083; 9780470720820; 0470720824; 9780470718520; 0470718528
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811702103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 101.