TISSUE METABOLISM IN VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease

Vitamin A Metabolism and Adipose Tissue Biology

In recent years, the importance of vitamin A in adipose tissue biology, obesity and type II diabetes has become apparent. This review focuses on recent developments within the area of vitamin A and adipose tissue biology. Adipose tissue has an active vitamin A metabolism as it not only stores vitamin A but retinol is also converted to its active metabolite retinoic acid. Several mouse models po...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease.

To the Editor Amini et al. carried out an interesting systematic review about the effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in hyperhomocyste-inemia in individuals with end stage renal diseases, and highlighted the lack of expressive number of studies with random-ized controlled design (1). Vitamin B12 was administrated either by injection or orally, and some patients received folate as well. It i...

Common Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies in Utah

Many minerals and vitamins have been proven in research studies to be essential for optimal growth, physiologic function, and productivity in animals. Data from the analytical section of the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory would indicate significant incidences of vitamin and mineral deficiencies in Utah. There has been an increase in recent years that appears to be associated with produce...

The Effect of Vitamin Deficiencies upon the Metabolism of Cardiac Muscle in Vitro

The gross effects of biotin deficiency in bacteria, animals, poultry, and man have been studied in detail by a number of investigators. They range from growth failure in all species to dermatitis, alopecia, neuromuscular imbalance, anemia, spectacle eye, and thymus and testis atrophy in rats (l-4), poor feathering, dermatitis, and perosis in poultry (5-9), and changes in skin color, somnolence,...