Vitamin E and human health: Rationale for determining recommended intake levels

Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 450-460

  Weber, Peter ^a   Bendich, Adrianne ^a   Machlin, Lawrence J ^a  

^a HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Human health; Immunology; PUFA; Requirements; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESEARCH; FAT INTAKE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0030837576     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(97)00110-X     Document Type: Review

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