The Vitamins: A Symposium Arranged Under the Auspices of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry and the Council on Foods of the American Medical Association, 1939

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American medical association, 1939 - Food - 637 pages
The chemistry of vitamin A and substances having a vitamin A effect. Vitamin A - physiology and pathology. The pharmacology and therapeutics of vitamin A. Vitamin A - methods of assay and sources in food. Vitamin A - requirements and practical recommendations for Vitamin A intake. The components of the vitamin B complex. The chemistry of thiamin (vitamin B1). The physiology of vitamin B1. The pathology of beriberi. The therapeutic use of vitamin B1 in polyneuritis and cardiovascular conditions. Vitamin B1 - methods of assay and food sources. Human requirements for vitamin B1. Chemical aspects of riboflavin. Riboflavin - physiology and pathology.

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Introduction
7
The Chemistry of Vitamin A and Substances
15
Vitamin APhysiology and Pathology
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