Full Description
This book presents important research advances in the study of vitamin research, including flavonoids, beta carotene, vitamin d and vitamin c. Topics discussed herein include the role of vitamin c in human reproduction; vitamin c as a stress bioindicator; vitamin d receptor agonists; carotenoids in crops; bioavailability and metabolism of dietary flavonoids; and flavonoid action in cancer.
Contents
Preface; Vitamin CEffects; Vitamin C Intake: Types of Foods Consumed & Meal Pattern Differences in Children with High or Low Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke; The Role of Vitamin C in Human Reproduction; Vitamin C: Daily Requirements, Dietary Sources & Adverse Effects; Encapsulation Devices for Vitamin C; Molecular Bases of the Cellular Handling of Vitamin C: Transport & Metabolism in Health & Disease; Impact of Vitamin C on Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress & Tissue Injury; Human Specific Vitamin C Metabolism & Xenobiotic Polymorphism: The Optimal Nutrition; Vitamin C Protects from Oxidative DNA Damage & Apoptosis Caused by Food N-Nitrosamines; Pro-Oxidant vs. Antioxidant Effects of Vitamin C; Effects of Vitamin C on Oxidative Stress-Induced Molecular Pathways in Epilepsy; Vitamin C as a Stress Bioindicator of Norway Spruce: A Case Study in Slovenia; Protective Effect of Vitamin C on Vascular Damage & Arterial Hypertension Induced by Low-Level of Mercury & Lead Exposure; Index.NER(01): GB IE
