ANSC 1111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Iron Overload, Vitamin A Deficiency, Oxidative Phosphorylation
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Microminerals < 100 ppm in the body. Has a low crimp, which is the amount of waving within the wool that determines the quality. Cu deficiency or mo and s toxicity. Toxicity - high cu or low mo. Mo reduces storage of cu in liver. Thiamine was the first vitamin discovered - contains n. Not synthesized by the animal in sufficient amount. Animal model for vitamin c was guinea pig. Component of rods and cones of retina. Vitamin a deficiency is leading cause of blindness. Golden guernsey milk is more yellow in color. The fat is yellow because they are not efficient at converting beta carotene into vitamin a. Converts sterols to active form in plants and animals. D2 and d3 converted to useful form which is a hormone. Ca, p homeostasis - intestinal absorption, release form bone, kidney excretion. White muscle disease (deficiency of se too) Diets high in pfa increase vitamin e requirement.
