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Fat-soluble vitamins

The subject for a volume on the fat-soluble vitamins needs no justification considering the importance of this group of nutrients and the rate of expan­ sion of our knowledge of its role in cell biology, genetics, and disease.
Print Book, English, 1998
Plenum Press, New York, NY, 1998
XXVI, 533 Seiten Diagramme
9780306458460, 0306458462
246370796
I: Vitamin A.- 1 Control of Retinoid Nuclear Receptor Function and Expression.- 2 Retinoid Endocrinology: From Metabolism to Cellular Signaling.- 3 Structure and Function of Retinoid-Binding Proteins.- 4 The Role of Retinoids in Developmental Mechanisms in Embryos.- 5 Antioxidant Activity of Vitamin A within Lipid Environments.- 6 Plasma Vitamins A and E in HIV-Positive Patients.- II: Carotenoids.- 7 The Bioconversion of ?-Carotene into Retinoids.- 8 The Role of Carotenoids in Modulating DNA Stability and Lipid Peroxidation: Importance for Human Health.- 9 ?-Carotene: An Antioxidant or a Target of Oxidative Stress in Cells?.- 10 Biophysical Properties of Carotenoids.- III: Vitamin D.- 11 The Role of Vitamin D3 and Antiestrogens in Modulating Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cells and Tumors.- 12 Vitamin D and Intracellular Calcium.- IV: Vitamin E.- 13 Antioxidant Chemistry of ?-Tocopherol in Biological Systems: Roles of Redox Cycles and Metabolism.- 14 Localization of Vitamin E in Membranes.- 15 The Molecular Action of ?-Tocopherol in Lipoprotein Lipid Peroxidation: Pro- and Antioxidant Activity of Vitamin E in Complex Heterogeneous Lipid Emulsions.- 16 Vitamin E: Its Role in Aging.- V: Vitamin F.- 17 The Role of Linoleic Acid in Endothelial Cell Gene Expression: Relationship to Atherosclerosis.- 18 Lipidic Signaling and Peroxisomal Function.- VI: Vitamin K.- 19 Vitamin K Metabolism.- VII: Coenzyme Q.- 20 Role of Coenzyme Q and Superoxide in Vitamin E Cycling.- 21 Prooxidant Functions of Coenzyme Q.