Vitamin E inadequacy in humans: Causes and consequences

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 503-514

  Traber, Maret G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84910138890     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.114.006254     Document Type: Review

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