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Encyclopedia: Vitamin A

Vitamin A is an essential human nutrient. It may be found in any of these forms:

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How to say "Vitamin A" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	ビタミンA
	(Spanish)	Vitamina A
	(French)	Vitamine A

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Retinol

Retinol , the most useful form of vitamin A, (along with retinal and retinoic acid) is a fat... deficiency of vitamin A is not only disease causing, but it can kill. On the other hand, overdoses of vitamin A are also lethal. The livers of certain animals, especially those adapted to polar...

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Carotene

absorbs to chlorophyll. Carotene is the dimer of vitamin A and comes in two forms α and β-carotene. Both types can be stored in the liver, and unlike vitamin A, excess carotene is non-toxic and can also be converted to vitamin A as needed. α-carotene β-carotene...

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Night-blindness

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International unit

International unit (IU) is a unit of measurement in pharmacology. It is based on measured biological activities. The equivalents of 1 IU for some vitamins: Vitamin A 0.300 micrograms Vitamin C 50 micrograms Vitamin D 0.025 micrograms Vitamin E 1 milligramm Alternitive abbrevation for...

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Corn Pops

B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1), annatto color, vitamin A palmitate... Corn Pops is a brand of Kellogg's cereal, described by the company as "[c]runchy sweetened popped... cottonseed and/or soybean oil (adds a negligible amount of fat), sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid...

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Rapini

, 'an acquired taste' - yet addictive. Source of vitamins A, C, and K. Rapini is available all year long...

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Rosehip

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George Wald

postdoctoral researcher, Wald discovered that vitamin A was a component of the retina. His futher... and a compound containing vitamin A. This suggested that vitamin A was essential in retinal function... used this grant to work in Germany with Otto Heinrich Warburg where he identified vitamin A in the...

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ATC code A11

Multivitamins, plain A11BA Multivitamins, plain A11C Vitamin A and D, including combinations of the two A11CA Vitamin A, plain A11CA01 Retinol (vit A) A11CA02 Betacarotene A11CB Vitamin A and D in... A division of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System A Alimentary tract and...

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Cod liver oil

Cod liver oil is an oil extracted from cod livers. Once commonly given to children daily as a nutritional supplement, it is rarely given today, probably because of its foul taste. Cod liver oil is a significant source of supplemental vitamin A and D; however these vitamins were chemically isolated...

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