RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOCOPHEROL AND SERUM LIPID LEVELS FOR DETERMINATION OF NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY*
M. K. Horwitt,
C. C. Harvey,
C. H. Dahm Jr.,
M. T. Searcy,
M. K. Horwitt
Department of Biochemistry, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Search for more papers by this authorC. C. Harvey
Department of Biochemistry, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Search for more papers by this authorC. H. Dahm Jr.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Search for more papers by this authorM. T. Searcy
Department of Biochemistry, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Search for more papers by this authorM. K. Horwitt,
C. C. Harvey,
C. H. Dahm Jr.,
M. T. Searcy,
M. K. Horwitt
Department of Biochemistry, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Search for more papers by this authorC. C. Harvey
Department of Biochemistry, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Search for more papers by this authorC. H. Dahm Jr.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Search for more papers by this authorM. T. Searcy
Department of Biochemistry, St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63104
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This work was supported in part by United States Public Health Service Grant AM 12378.
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