Vitamin A in health and disease
By: edited by Rune Blomhoff.
Contributors: Blomhoff, Rune, 1955-
Series: Antioxidants in health and disease ;; 1
Publisher: M. Dekker
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 677
Subjects: Vitamin A -- Physiological effect.; Vitamin A in human nutrition.; Vitamin A -- physiology.
Description: Reviews the recent breakthroughs in vitamin A research. Discusses the metabolism of vitamin A; the mechanism of action of vitamin A and the provitamin A carotenoids; the role of retinoids in embryonic development, skin and epithelial cells, blood cells, vision, and reproduction; vitamin A deficiency and teratogenicity; and the anticancer role of vitamin A from an epidemiological point of view. Intended as a source of information for scientists engaged in research in the field of vitamin A.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.