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Research Project: Cancer Prevention via Diet

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: Vitamin A

Author
item WANG, XIANG-DONG - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item CAUDILL, MARIE - Cornell University

Submitted to: Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/30/2017
Publication Date: 2/16/2018
Citation: Wang, X.D. Caudill, M.A. 2018. Vitamin A. IN: Stipanuk, M.H., Caudill, M.A., editors. Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition. 4th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders. p. 721-741.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Vitamin A is essential during embryonic development and, in the adult, it is necessary for vision, immunity, metabolism, cellular proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Recently, additional functions of vitamin A such as regulation of energy balance, insulin signaling and nervous system activities have been discovered. Plant-derived compounds, known as provitamin A carotenoids, can be converted to vitamin A in animals. This book chapter summarize the chemistry, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, as well as health benefits of vitamin A in recent years, and provides broad and up-dated information on vitamin A research.