Medical Books : Vitamins: Their Role in the Human Body

Vitamins: Their Role in the Human Body

By George Ball
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2004-11-01
Sales Rank: 1088266
ISBN / ASIN: 0632064781
EAN: 9780632064786

Vitamins: Their Role in the Human Body is a single-source reference & textbook that assimilates the latest knowledge about vitamins’ biological properties with regard into human nutrition.
Introductory chapters cover historical & nutritional aspects of vitamins, detailed aspects of physiology & functional anatomy, biochemistry, immunology, the regulation of protein synthesis by nuclear hormone receptors, & much more. The subsequent thirteen chapters scrutinize each specific vitamin in turn. A glossary, bibliography, & index round out this expert resource intended especially for nutritionists, biochemists, physiologists, physicians, food scientists, food technologists, & other health professionals whether in the fields of research, teaching, or study.
An in-depth overview of vitamins, that does never shy from expanded scientific detail but is packed with tools into help the lay reader understand exactly what vitamins are & what they do. Highly recommended especially for health & science student & library collections.

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