Main description:

The 2nd edition of Vitamins: Their role in the human body, draws together in a single volume the current knowledge of vitamins' biological properties in the context of human nutrition. Using key discussion topics, carefully constructed diagrams and background chapters, the text is an excellent source of reference for all those working in the field of nutrition and physiology.

Contents:

Part I: History and Perspectives. 1. Historical events leading to the establishment of vitamins. 2. Nutritional aspects of vitamins. 3. Movement of substances across cell membranes and epithelia. 4. Digestion, absorption and excretion. 5. Structure of bone and its growth and development. 6. Topics of biochemistry. 7. Haemostasis and atherosclerosis. 8. Basic immunology and the control of immune pathology. 9. Transcriptional control of protein-coding gene expression. 10. Cell signalling via cell-surface receptors. 11. Cell proliferation and cancer. Part II: The Fat-Soluble Vitamins. 12. Vitamin A: retinoids and cartenoids. 13. Vitamin D. 14. Vitamin E. 15. Vitamin K. Part III: The Water-Soluble Vitamins. 16. Thiamin (vitamin B1). 17. Flavins: riboflavin, FMN and FAD (vitamin B2). 18. Niacin: nicotinic acid and nicotinamide. 19. Vitamin B6. 20. Pantothenic acid and coenzyme A. 21. Biotin. 22. Folate. 23. Vitamin B12. 24. Vitamin C. Abbreviations. Glossary