The Biologic Activity of Vitamin A Acid
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- 1 July 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 9 (4) , 23-26
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/9.4.23
Abstract
The literature concerning the activity and metabolism of vitamin A acid has been reviewed. Recent experiments testing the potency of vitamin A acid at various dosage levels are reported, along with experiments testing the vitamin A activity of several possible oxidation products of vitamin A acid.Keywords
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