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THE VITAMINS

Author: Second Edition By Gerald Combs, Jr. , Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.

ISBN13: 9780121834920

Publisher: Elsevier

Price: €74.95
Pages: 618
Edition: Hardbound
Publish date: November 1998

Outline:
The Vitamins, Second Edition provides thoroughly updated, revised and expanded coverage of the biochemistry and physiology of vitamins and vitamin-like substances. It contains a cohesive, well-organized and readable presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and the status of current knowledge concerning their roles in nutrition and health. The book is organized, personal, and supportive for effective teaching and learning. Each chapter begins with a list of concepts, objectives, and vocabulary, and concludes with case studies, student questions and exercises. The Vitamins is intended for use by students and health professionals as a text and major reference in human and animal nutrition and in clinical medicine. It will also be valuable to all researchers in food science, veterinary science and the animal sciences.