"Vitamin A Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BLINDNESS and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (XEROPHTHALMIA). Vitamin A deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1179)
| Descriptor ID |
D014802
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.628
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin A Deficiency- Vitamin A Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin A
- Deficiencies, Vitamin A
- Vitamin A Deficiencies
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin A Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Retinoid Regulation of Ocular Surface Innate Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 22; 22(3).
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Use of a "Super-child" Approach to Assess the Vitamin A Equivalence of Moringa oleifera Leaves, Develop a Compartmental Model for Vitamin A Kinetics, and Estimate Vitamin A Total Body Stores in Young Mexican Children. J Nutr. 2017 12; 147(12):2356-2363.
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Vitamin A deficiency in adolescents: rare or underdiagnosed? Lancet. 2016 Jan 02; 387(10013):94.
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Review of the safety and efficacy of vitamin A supplementation in the treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition. Nutr J. 2013 Sep 12; 12:125.
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A comparison of retinyl palmitate and red palm oil ?-carotene as strategies to address Vitamin A deficiency. Nutrients. 2013 Aug 15; 5(8):3257-71.
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?-Carotene in Golden Rice is as good as ?-carotene in oil at providing vitamin A to children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Sep; 96(3):658-64.
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Vitamin A modifies the intestinal chemokine and cytokine responses to norovirus infection in Mexican children. J Nutr. 2011 May; 141(5):957-63.
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Children consuming cassava as a staple food are at risk for inadequate zinc, iron, and vitamin A intake. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2010 Mar; 65(1):64-70.
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Vitamin A facilitates enteric nervous system precursor migration by reducing Pten accumulation. Development. 2010 Feb; 137(4):631-40.
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Golden Rice is an effective source of vitamin A. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jun; 89(6):1776-83.