Handbook of Vitamins: Nutritional, Biochemical, and Clinical Aspects

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Abstract: A detailed reference text for human and animal nutritionists, dieticians, clinicians, biochemists, and interested lay people provides a relatively brief, but authoritative and comprehensive source of information. Fifteen chapters by various authorities on particular vitamins cover nutritional, biochemical, and clinical aspects of vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E, K, thiamin, riboflavin, nicotinic acid and nicotinamide, biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, choline and carnitine, including a special chapter on substances lacking vitamin status. Tabular data and illustrations are presented throughout the text. (wz).

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  Handbook of Vitamins

  • 1991
  • 595 pages
  • Paperback
  • M. Dekker
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  Handbook of Vitamins

  • 2013-07-29
  • 605 pages
  • Ebook
  • CRC Press
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  Handbook of Vitamins

  • 2007-06-08
  • 608 pages
  • Paperback
  • CRC Press
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  Handbook of Vitamins

  • 2001-04-04
  • 600 pages
  • Paperback
  • CRC Press

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