Vitamins from Shakuntala

08 June 2018 16:17

Vitamin A functions:
Prevents night blindness; maintains health of epithelial cells
(namely skin and passages open to exterior of body) - these
cells secretes mucous which coats and protects the skin and
without vit A, cells can't produce mucous and this leads to
keratinisation of mucous membrane; development of
skeleton tissues, helps in formation of tooth enamel

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Deficiency of Vit A: Rickets, bowlegs, enlargements of bones,
osteomalacia, decalcification of bone shafts and chances of
bone fracture incrreases

5.1.3 Deficiency of Vitamin E

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