TY  - BOOK
AU  - Combs,Gerald F.
TI  - The vitamins: fundamental aspects in nutrition and health 
SN  - 012183493X
AV  - QP771 .C645 2008
U1  - 612.399 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Amsterdam, Boston
PB  - Elsevier Academic Press
KW  - Vitamins
KW  - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. I; Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition --; Ch. 1; What Is a Vitamin? --; Ch. 2; Discovery of the Vitamins --; Ch. 3; Chemical and Physiological Properties of the Vitamins --; Ch. 4; Vitamin Deficiency --; Pt. II; Considering the Individual Vitamins --; Ch. 5; Vitamin A --; Ch. 6; Vitamin D --; Ch. 7; Vitamin E --; Ch. 8; Vitamin K --; Ch. 9; Vitamin C --; Ch. 10; Thiamin --; Ch. 11; Riboflavin --; Ch. 12; Niacin --; Ch. 13; Vitamin B[subscript 6] --; Ch. 14; Biotin --; Ch. 15; Pantothenic Acid --; Ch. 16; Folate --; Ch. 17; Vitamin B[subscript 12] --; Ch. 18; Ouasi-vitamins --; Pt. III; Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins --; Ch. 19; Sources of the Vitamins --; Ch. 20; Assessing Vitamin Status --; Ch. 21; Quantifying Vitamin Needs --; Ch. 22; Vitamin Safety --; App. A; Vitamin Terminology: Past and Present --; App. B; Original Reports for Case Studies --; App. C; A Core of Current Vitamin Research Literature --; App. D; Vitamin Contents of Foods --; App. E; Vitamin Contents of Feedstuffs
N2  - "The third edition of The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, provides the latest coverage of the biochemistry and physiology of vitamins and vitamin-like substances. Extensively revised and expanded on the basis of recent research findings with enlarged coverage of health effects of vitamin-like factors, it is ideally suited for students and an important reference for anyone interested in nutrition, food science, animal science, or endocrinology. The Vitamins contains a cohesive and well-organized presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and current information about their roles in nutrition and health."--BOOK JACKET
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