Vitamin A metabolic aspects and alcoholic liver disease Aspectos metabólicos da vitamina A e doença hepática alcoólica

The liver is a strategic organ in the metabolism of macro and micronutrients; when its functioning is compromised, it may cause some change in the nutritional status of vitamin A. The purpose of this article is to review scientific evidence in literature on the liver metabolism of vitamin A, the rol...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Pereira de Paula, Wilza Arantes Ferreira Peres, Rejane Andréa Ramalho, Henrique Sérgio Moraes Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2006-10-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732006000500008