Study Indicates Vitamin A Plays Key Role in the Human Body
More direct role for Vitamin A than previously believed in sperm cell production, development of central nervous system, and other vital physiological functions.
The study provided evidence to show that Vitamin A, or retinol, the most common dietary form of the vitamin and the parental compound of the retinoid group, is directly involved in nuclear receptor signaling pathways -- a process which activates genes in the human body.
Van Andel Research Institute (2011, March 18). Vitamin A plays key role in the human body, study suggests. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 22, 2011, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2011/03/110317131038.htm
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