[The biomedical aspects of the non-antioxidative action of vitamin E and its resulting role in therapy].
The review of current informations connected with the non-antioxidative applications of vitamin E in therapy was performed. After explanation indispensable structural and nomenclatural questions, were have talked over was for above mentioned uses: biological activity of this vitamin, food sources and the metabolism. It was presented the systemic non-antioxidative functions and the resulting actions from here with range of prevention. The attention on day requirement, the states of deficiency and hypovitaminosis, and also on normal concentration in blood plasma was emphasized.
Rutkowski
Maciej
M
Zakład Chemii i Biochemii Klinicznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego, łodzi.
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Krzysztof
K
Kedziora
Józef
J
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000975:Antioxidants; D014810:Vitamin E