Vitamin E Deficiency
Vitamin E deficiency is a very rare problem that results in damage to nerves. When vitamin E deficiency does occur, it strikes people with diseases that prevent the absorption of ...
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E was discovered in 1922 by Herbert M. Evans and K. S. Bishop, who first noticed that laboratory rats failed to reproduce when fed a diet in which lard was the only source of fat. Ac...
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Alpha-tocopherol
Overview
Alpha-tocopherol (AL-fa toe-KOF-er-ol) is also known as 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)chroman-6-ol and 3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-t...
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