The discovery of thiamin

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-223

  Carpenter, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beriberi; Polyneuritis; Thiamin

Indexed keywords

SODIUM SULFITE; THIAMINE;

BERIBERI; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SYNTHESIS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84870326957     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343109     Document Type: Review

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