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VITAMIN E was discovered in the 1920s and its physiological role has still to be demonstrated1. Much of the interest in this vitamin has centered around its casual relationship in the events leading to a vitamin E deficient myopathy in several animal species2–4.
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SANDLER, N., BIRD, J. Relationship between Vitamin E and Certain Enzymes dependent on the Sulphydryl Group. Nature 216, 608 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216608a0
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