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Vitamin E

Its Role in Aging

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Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Part of the book series: Subcellular Biochemistry ((SCBI,volume 30))

Abstract

All living organisms undergo irreversible and progressive changes with time in their biological functions. Although some of these changes, namely those associated with growth and development, are not thought of in terms of “aging,” other, deteriorative changes are. Thus, one can consider “aging” as the accumulation of changes with the passage of time that increase the risk of death (Upton, 1977; Kohn, 1985; Harman, 1994).

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