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Vitamin E |
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Vitamin E (α-tocopherol), the major lipid soluble antioxidant
present in cellular membranes.[1]
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long alkyl chain ensures fat solubility and hydroxyl group confers it a antioxidant proprty.[1]
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Pharmcological Action-
Therapeutic indications:
Preclinical study-
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| REFERENCES |
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10. Clinical Chemistry of Nutrition by Ayling RM; In :Clinical Biochemistry: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects, Third Edition by Marshall WJ et al, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2014, page no. 185.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=2FkXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA185 |
