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Lipid Soluble Vitamins

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Light activated component of visual pigments. Also needed for normal bone growth, reproductive function, cell membrane integrity, and other functions, but exact biochemical mechanism are not always known. Vitamin A is a regulator of gene transcription and can cause deranged development of a fetus if ingested in artificially large amounts by the mother during pregnancy's.

Activator of pathways of calcium and phosphors metabolism, acts by binding like a hormone to specific receptors

Protects cells against damage by reactive oxygen compounds (antioxidant), preserving integrity of critical molecules, especially membrane phospholipids

Coenzymes for production of blood clotting factors

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