Vitamin K in health and disease / John W. Suttie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suttie, J. W. (John Weston), 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vitamin K--Health aspects.

Vitamin K.

Medical Subjects:

Vitamin K.

Physical Description:

xi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2009]

Contents:

Historical background

Active forms, antagonists, physical properties, and synthesis of vitamin K

Dietary intake of vitamin K and the vitamin K content of foods and plasma

The vitamin K-dependent carboxylase and vitamin K epoxide reductase

Vitamin K-dependent proteins

Absorption, storage, and metabolism of vitamin K

Public health concerns related to vitamin K status

Vitamin K requirements, toxicity, and other metabolic interactions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780849333927

084933392X

OCLC:

299245961