Vitamin A

Mortality, mainly from infectious disease, has been identified as an important accompaniment of xerophthalmia, and has proved to be responsive to the massive intermittent vitamin A dosage schedules that were originally proposed to fight blindness. Vitamin A may influence specific elements of the imm...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1995-01, Vol.345 (8941), p.31-35
Main Author: Bates, C.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Carotenoids - pharmacology
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders - drug therapy
Children & youth
Disease
General and cellular metabolism. Vitamins
Humans
Immune system
Immunity
Immunity (Disease)
Infections
Infectious diseases
Malnutrition
Medical sciences
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Nutritional Requirements
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Vitamin A
Vitamin A - chemistry
Vitamin A - pharmacology
Vitamin A - therapeutic use
Vitamin A Deficiency - immunology
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Summary:Mortality, mainly from infectious disease, has been identified as an important accompaniment of xerophthalmia, and has proved to be responsive to the massive intermittent vitamin A dosage schedules that were originally proposed to fight blindness. Vitamin A may influence specific elements of the immune system.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(95)91157-X