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30 Cards in this Set
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night-blindness vitamin
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vitamin A
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retinoids
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vitamin A from animal sources
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carotenoids
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vitamin A from plant sources
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teratogenic when taken in excess during pregnancy
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vitamin A
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calcium and phosphorus homeostasis
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vitamin D
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rickets
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vitamin D
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potentially most toxic vitamins
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vitamin D, vitamin A
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osteomalacia
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vitamin D
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fat soluble antioxidant
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vitamin E & beta carotene
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blood clotting
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vitamin K
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protects cell membranes from oxidation
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vitamin E
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food source rich in many vitamins
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liver
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DNA synthesis
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folic acid & vitamin B12
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megaloblastic anemia
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folic acid & B12
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neural tube defects
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folic acid
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beri beri
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thiamin
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maintains myelin sheath
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vitamin B12
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pernicious anemica
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vitamin B12 & folic acid & intrinsic factor
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amino acid metabolism
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vitamin B6
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water soluble antioxidant
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vitamin C
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collagen synthesis
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vitamin C
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scurvy
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vitamin C
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xerophthalmia
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vitamin A
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keratinization
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vitamin A
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vitamin A precursor
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beta carotene
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vitamin D precursor
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cholesterol
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pellagra
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niacin
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niacin precursor
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tryptophan
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energy-releasing vitamin
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vitamin B6
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conditionally essential vitamin
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vitamin D & niacin
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