NUTR100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Vitamin A Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency, Retinoid
13 Dec 2017
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Chap 9: structural and functional changes that cause cells to mature into specialized cells is called ____ _____________. The retinoids include _____, ________ and _________ acid: which 2 things can be made from retinol, plants contain provitamin a compounds called. Which two types of tissue are particularly susceptible: _____ ______ is an inherited condition that reduces fat absorption, all babies have low blood tocopherol levels. Chap 9 answers: cell differentiation, provitamin a. preformed vitamin a, preformed vitamin a compounds. Retinol, retinal, retinoic acid: retinal and retinoic acid, carotenoids. Keratomalacia: yes, 900micrograms, 700micrograms, yes, smaller body size, fat, protein and zinc, its role in protein synthesis, polar bear, yes, retinoic acid. Acne: their absorption in diet decreases at high doses, hypercarotenemia, yes, sunshine. It can be produced in the skin by exposure to uv light: it is produced in one organ, the skin, and affects other organs, primarily the intestine, bone and kidney, cholecalciferol.
