## Abstract The biologically active form of vitamin D, 1,25(OH)~2~D~3~, is a potent modulator of the immune system as well as a regulator of bone and mineral metabolism. Vitamin D‐deficiency in infancy and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms may be risk factors for insulin‐dependent Diabetes mell
Vitamin E and Diabetes
✍ Scribed by Rösen, P. ;Oestreich, R. ;Tschöpe, D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Weight
- 852 KB
- Volume
- 93
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-5985
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✦ Synopsis
Life expectancy of the diabetic has not been reduced so much by acute complications of insulin deficiency but rather through the development of vasculopathies. diseases of large and small vessels. The re-
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