Nobel laureates in the history of the vitamins

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-269

  Souganidis, Ellie ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Nobel Laureates; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; INTRINSIC FACTOR; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; RIBOFLAVIN; TRYPTOPHAN; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BLOOD CLOTTING; DIET THERAPY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIVER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCURVY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NOBEL PRIZE; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84870312266     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343122     Document Type: Review

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