Introduction: The diverse and essential biological functions of vitamins

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-191

  Kraemer, Klaus ^a   Semba, Richard D ^b   Eggersdorfer, Manfred ^c   Schaumberg, Debra A ^d  

^a SIGHT AND LIFE   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CHOLINE; COLECALCIFEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NICOTINIC ACID DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CHOLINE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; NIACIN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PANTOTHENIC ACID; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN K; VITAMINS;

EID: 84870369769     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343103     Document Type: Review

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