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The Fat-soluble Vitamins
H . Ed(S): Deluca
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Description for The Fat-soluble Vitamins
paperback. Editor(s): DeLuca, H. Series: Handbook of Lipid Research. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
The first demonstration of the existence of a vitamin and the full recognition of this fact are often attributed to the work of McCollum, who found that a sub stance in butterfat and cod-liver oil was necessary for growth and health of ani mals fed purified diets. It became obvious that an organic substance present in microconcentrations was vital to growth and reproduction of animals. Following the coining of the word vitamine by Funk, McCollum named this fat-soluble sub stance vitamin A. We can, therefore, state that vitamin A was certainly one of the first known vitamins, yet its function ... Read more
The first demonstration of the existence of a vitamin and the full recognition of this fact are often attributed to the work of McCollum, who found that a sub stance in butterfat and cod-liver oil was necessary for growth and health of ani mals fed purified diets. It became obvious that an organic substance present in microconcentrations was vital to growth and reproduction of animals. Following the coining of the word vitamine by Funk, McCollum named this fat-soluble sub stance vitamin A. We can, therefore, state that vitamin A was certainly one of the first known vitamins, yet its function ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
Series
Handbook of Lipid Research
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461588726
SKU
V9781461588726
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99-15
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