Vitamin E: Metabolism and Requirements

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition

Volumn 4-4, Issue , 2012, Pages 383-389

  Traber, M G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ataxia; Bioavailability; Carboxyethyl hydroxychroman (CEHC); Chylomicron; Dietary reference intake; G Tocopherol; Lipoprotein; Vitamin E metabolites; Vitamin E units; Tocopherol; Tocopherol transfer protein (a TTP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905988913     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375083-9.00278-6     Document Type: Chapter

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