Vitamin E-Tocopherol test in Delhi NCR

Vitamin E or Vitamin E-Tocopherol is the nutritional term for the group of naturally occurring tocopherols & tocotrienols that have biological activity similar to RRR-alpha-tocopherol. Vitamin E is considered necessary for (1) neurological & reproductive functions, (2) protecting the RBCs from hemolysis, (3) prevention of retinopathy in premature infants, (4) inhibition of free radical chai reactions of lipid peroxidation.The signs of Vitamin E deficiency are (1)irritability, (2) edema & (3) hemolytic anaemia.DECREASED IN1. Premature & Low birth weight infants are particularly susceptible to development of Vitamin E deficiency because transplacental transfer is poor& infants have limited adipose tissue.2. Fat malabsorption such as in Cystic fibrosis & chronic cholestasis has been known to cause neuropathy & hemolytic anaemia.3. Rare genetic disorder Abetalipoproteinemia.INCREASED INVitamin E toxicity is usually rare & can be due to excess dietary Supplementation & may cause Vitamin D & K deficiency by competing for theabsorption

Vitamin E-Tocopherol test in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Patiala, Punjab.