Encyclopedia of vitamin research / Joshua T. Mayer, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mayer, Joshua T., editor.

Series:

Nutrition and diet research progress series.

Nutrition and Diet Research Progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vitamins--Encyclopedias.

Vitamins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1273 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Hauppauge], New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This encyclopedia presents research advances in the study of vitamin research, including flavonoids, beta carotene, vitamin d and vitamin c. The topics discussed herein include the role of vitamin c in human reproduction, vitamin c as a stress bioindicator, vitamin d receptor agonists, and much more.

Contents:

""ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VITAMIN RESEARCH (2 VOLUME SET)""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Vitamin C: Dietary Requirements, Dietary Sources and Adverse Effects ""; ""Chapter 2: Vitamin C Intake: Types of Foods Consumed and Meal Pattern Differences in Children with High or Low Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke""; ""Chapter 3: The Role of Vitamin C in Human Reproduction""; ""Chapter 4: Vitamin C: Daily Requirements, Dietary Sources and Adverse Effects""; ""Chapter 5: Encapsulation Devices for Vitamin C""

""Chapter 6: Molecular Bases of the Cellular Handling of Vitamin C""""Chapter 7: Impact of Vitamin Con Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress and Tissue Injury""; ""Chapter 8: Human Specific Vitamin C Metabolism and Xenobiotic Polymorphism: The Optimal Nutrition""; ""Chapter 9: Vitamin C Protects from Oxidative DNA Damage and Apoptosis Caused by Food N-Nitrosamines""; ""Chapter 10: Pro-Oxidant vs. Antioxidant Effects of Vitamin C""; ""Chapter 11: Effects of Vitamin C on Oxidative Stress-Induced Molecular Pathways in Epilepsy""

""Chapter 12: Vitamin C as a Stress Bioindicator of Norway Spruce: A Case Study in Slovenia""""Chapter 13: Protective Effect of Vitamin C on Vascular Damage and Arterial Hypertension Induced by Low-Level Mercury and Lead Exposure""; ""Chapter 14: Vitamin C in the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction""; ""Chapter 15: Vitamin C Intake by Japanese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease""

""Chapter 16: Reciprocal Effects of Ascorbate on Cancer Cell Growth and the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Transforming Growth Factor-Beta: Modulation by Gene Silencing or P. Leucotomos""""Chapter 17: Shortage of Vitamin C Accelerates Aging""; ""Chapter 18: The Importance of Food Processing on Vitamin C: Present and Future Trends""; ""Chapter 19: Vitamin D: Biochemistry, Nutrition and Roles (Vitamin D and Bone)""; ""Chapter 20: Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences""; ""Chapter 21: Vitamin D and the Thyroid""

""Chapter 22: “Vitamin D Fights Cancer: Fact or Fiction?�""""Chapter 23: Vitamin D Receptor Agonists and Kidney Diseases""; ""Chapter 24: Effect of Vitamin D3, K1 and B6 Supplemented Oil Against Oxidative Stress: A Study on Fertile Women""; ""Chapter 25: Vitamin D and Hyperparathyroidism""; ""Chapter 26: Immune Mechanisms by which Topically Applied Vitamin DActs as a Therapeutic Agent""; ""Chapter 27: Influences of Vitamin D on Prostate Cancer Prevention and Bone Health""; ""Chapter 28: Effect of Magnesium Deficiency on Vitamin D Metabolism and Action""

""Chapter 29: Carotenoids in Crops: Roles, Regulation of the Pathway, Breeding to Improve the Content""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61122-207-9