Antioxidant function of vitamin A.
Feeding of 100 000 I.U. of Vitamin A on alternate days, five times to rats, resulted in a marked lowering in in vitro lipid peroxidation of the tissue hemogenates. alpha-Tocopherol or DPPD supplementation along with A still further reduced the in vitro lipid peroxidation of the tissues. Vitamin A in large doses increased the antioxygenic potential of the tissues, and it is suggested that retinol also might be considered as a potential antioxidant similar to tocopherol in animal nutrition.
D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D010655:Phenylenediamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011187:Posture; D051381:Rats; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology
D008055:Lipids; D010655:Phenylenediamines; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E