BACKGROUND: Despite the several options available for supplements containing vitamins C and E, evidence regarding the prevalence of deficiency or insufficiency of these vitamins is weak.
Rosa Camila Lucchetta+7 more
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Lipid Peroxides and α-Tocopherol in Rat Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
Measurement of lipid peroxides and alpha-tocopherol was undertaken in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. In sera and livers in diabetic rats, the lipid peroxides increased but alpha-tocopherol decreased.
Higuchi, Yoshimi
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Vitamin D e diabetes melito: uma atualização 2013 [PDF]
Vitamin D deficiency and diabetes mellitus are two common conditions and they are widely prevalent across all ages, races, geographical regions, and socioeconomic conditions.
Bandeira, Francisco+4 more
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An analysis of vitamin D levels and the factors affecting vitamin D levels among the adult population attending a tertiary care hospital [PDF]
Background: The aim of the study was to determine the vitamin D levels and the factors affecting vitamin D levels among the adult population attending a tertiary care hospital.Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 568 adult ...
A., Amitha T.+2 more
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Decoding the star forming properties of gas-rich galaxy pairs [PDF]
We extend the analysis of Bok et al. (2020) in which the HI content of isolated galaxies from the AMIGA sample and selected paired galaxies from ALFALFA were examined as a potential driver of galaxy location on the WISE mid-infrared SFR-Mstar sequence. By further characterizing the isolated and pair galaxy samples, i.e.
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Deletion of apolipoprotein E gene modifies the rate of depletion of alpha tocopherol (vitamin E) from mice brains [PDF]
Our previous reports show that apolipoprotein E (apoE) influences the dynamics of alpha tocopherol (vitamin E) in brain. In this investigation, the patterns of depletion of alpha tocopherol from tissues of apoE deficient and wild type mice were compared ...
Kuskowski, Michael+3 more
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Micronutrient deficiency following esophagectomy for cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract [PDF]
Objectives: For those patients who achieve long-term survival following esophagectomy, altered digestion and malabsorption may lead to a range of adverse gastrointestinal sequelae, including micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of the current study was to
Boshier, PRB+3 more
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Review: - Determination of vitamin E concentration in different samples
Vitamins are a type of essential and important nutrient in the human body. It also plays an essential role in the health and protection of the human body. They share physiological functions with many chemicals, and their deficiency or increase endangers
Elham N. Mezaal+2 more
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Nutritionally recommended food for semi- to strict vegetarian diets based on large-scale nutrient composition data [PDF]
Diet design for vegetarian health is challenging due to the limited food repertoire of vegetarians. This challenge can be partially overcome by quantitative, data-driven approaches that utilise massive nutritional information collected for many different foods. Based on large-scale data of foods' nutrient compositions, the recent concept of nutritional
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Effects of Vitamin A Deficiency on Vitamin E.
Effects of vitamin A deficiency on vitamin E were evaluated in two different situations in which the vitamin A intake was notably reduced. On the one hand, dogs on an equilibrated diet were submitted to intestinal resection; hence vitamin A was poorly absorbed, compared with a control group.
Felix Grases+3 more
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