Vitamin E and the metabolic syndrome [electronic resource] / Maret Traber.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Free radicals and the oxygen paradox : oxidative stress in biology, aging and disease: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2019Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (34 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Biochemical markers | Metabolic syndrome | Vitamin E | alpha-Tocopherol -- metabolism | Antioxidants | Biomarkers -- metabolism | Chromans | Dietary Fats -- metabolism | Free Radicals | Intestinal Absorption | Lipoproteins, LDL -- blood | Metabolic Syndrome -- physiopathology | Oxidative Stress -- drug effects | Propionates | Vitamin E -- pharmacology | Vitamin E -- therapeutic useOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Updated version of a talk first published in 2007 under the title: Vitamin E regulation.
Contents: Introduction to the role of vitamin E as an antioxidant -- Importance of vitamin E in human health -- Mechanisms of absorption and lipoprotein transport -- Introduction to the Metabolic Syndrome -- Pharmacokinetics of Vitamin E in healthy adults and those with metabolic syndrome -- Role of fat in vitamin E absorption -- Catabolism of vitamin E -- Introduction to a biomarker of vitamin E status; alpha-CEHC -- Demonstration of alpha-CEHC as a biomarker of bioavailability.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.