NOUN | vitamin K | - | |
SYNO | antihemorrhagic factor | naphthoquinone | vitamin K |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- K-vítamín {hv} = vitamin K
- vítamín {hv} = vitamin
- A-vítamín {hv} = vitamin A
- C-vítamín {hv} = vitamin C [ascorbic acid] [C6H8O6]
- D-vítamín {hv} = vitamin D
- E-vítamín {hv} = vitamin E
- Epli inniheldur C-vítamín. = An apple contains vitamin C.
- B1-vítamín {hv} [þíamín] = thiamin
- kelvin {hv} <K> = kelvin <K>
- að minnsta kosti <a.m.k.> = at least
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- He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1943 for joint work with Edward Doisy in discovering vitamin K and its role in human physiology.
- The colon absorbs vitamins that are created by the colonic bacteria, such as thiamine, riboflavin, and vitamin K (especially important as the daily ingestion of vitamin K is not normally enough to maintain adequate blood coagulation).
- Lettuce is a rich source of vitamin K and vitamin A, and a moderate source of folate and iron.
- Unlike vitamin E or vitamin K, which occurs in several chemically related forms known as vitamers, pantothenic acid is only one chemical compound.
- Robust evidence regarding the effects of vitamin K supplementation in people with cystic fibrosis is lacking as of 2020.
- Vitamin K deficiency is also a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures.
- For the most part, vitamins are obtained from the diet, but some are acquired by other means: for example, microorganisms in the gut flora produce vitamin K and biotin; and one form of vitamin D is synthesized in skin cells when they are exposed to a certain wavelength of ultraviolet light present in sunlight.
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