In 1922, vitamin E was demonstrated to be an essential nutrient. Vitamin E is a term used to describe 8 different fat soluble tocopherols and tocotrienols, alpha-tocopherol being the most biologically active. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, protecting cell membranes from oxidative damage. The antioxidant effects are currently being researched for use in th...
Vitamin E supplementation is indicated for treatment of vitamin E deficiency which can occur in cystic fibrosis, cholestasis and severe liver disease, abetalipoproteinemia or simply poor diet.
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de LLobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Institute of liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran, Islamic Republic of
University of New Mexico - Cancer Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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