McDowell Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition

2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-37668-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 816 Seiten, E-Book

Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition contains concise,up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for both animals andhumans. The author defines these nutrients and describes theirfascinating discovery, history and relationship to various diseasesand deficiencies. Discussion of vitamins also includes theirchemical structure, properties and antagonists; analyticalprocedures; metabolism; functions; requirements; sources;supplementation and toxicity. Vitamin-like substances, essentialfatty acids and vitamin supplementation considerations are alsoexamined.
This book will be useful worldwide as a textbook and as anauthoritative reference for research and extension specialists,feed manufacturers, teachers, students and others. It provides awell-balanced approach to both animal and clinical human nutritionand compares chemical, metabolic and functional aspects of vitaminsand their practical and applied considerations. A unique feature ofthe book is its description of the implications of vitamindeficiencies and excesses and the conditions that might occur inhuman and various animal species.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McDowell, Lee Russell

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Introduction and Historical Considerations; Vitamin A; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; Vitamin K; Thiamin; Riboflavin; Niacin; Vitamin B6; Pantothenic Acid; Biotin; Folacin; Vitamin B12; Choline; Vitamin C; Carnitine; Vitamin-like Substances; Essential Fatty Acids; Vitamin Supplementation; Appendix; Index.