Thiamin: Physiology

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition

Volumn 4-4, Issue , 2012, Pages 274-279

  Thurnham, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coenzyme; Diuretics; Energy metabolism; Ethyl alcohol; Redox homeostasis; Thiamin diphosphate; Thiamin triphosphate; Transketolase test; Vitamin; Water soluble

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043279696     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375083-9.00266-X     Document Type: Chapter

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