Vitamin requirements: Relationship to basal metabolic need and functions

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 86-89

  Rucker, Robert B ^a   Steinberg, Francene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cofactor function; Metabolic rate; Nutrient requirements; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ENZYME; PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COVALENT BOND; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; GUINEA PIG; METABOLIC RATE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OXIDATION; REVIEW; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 0010733673     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030020038     Document Type: Review

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