Carotin and vitamin A
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Article
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1934
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Carotin and Vitamin A.--Carotin is a complex hydrocarbon which occurs in nature as a lipochrome or fat pigment; it is the precursor of the fat-soluble vitamin A which protects the body from the eye disease known as keratomalacia and from infections. This vitamin is formed by oxidative cleavage of a