Table of Contents:
  • Control of retinoid nuclear receptor function and expression / Richard M. Niles
  • Retinoid endocrinology: from metabolism to cellular signaling / Amandio V. Vieira
  • Structure and function of retinoid-binding proteins / Marcia E. Newcomer, R. Scott Jamison and David E. Ong
  • The role of retinoids in developmental mechanisms in embryos / Malcolm Maden
  • Antioxidant activity of vitamin A within lipid environments / Maria A. Livrea and Luisa Tesoriere
  • Plasma vitamins A and E in HIV-positive patients / Joel Constans ... [et al.]
  • The bioconversion of [beta]-carotene into retinoids / Xiang-Dong Wang and Norman I. Krinsky
  • The role of carotenoids in modulating DNA stability and lipid peroxidation: importance for human health / Susan J. Duthie, Andrew R. Collins and Garry G. Duthie
  • Beta-carotene: an antioxidant or a target of oxidative stress in cells? / Billy W. Day ... [et al.]
  • Biophysical properties of carotenoids / Maria Tomoaia-Cotisel and Peter J. Quinn
  • The role of vitamin D₃ and antiestrogens in modulating apoptosis of breast cancer cells and tumors / JoEllen Welsh ... [et al.]
  • Vitamin D and intracellular calcium / Igor N. Sergeev, William B. Rhoten and Vladimir B. Spirichev
  • Antioxidant chemistry of a-tocopherol in biological systems: roles of redox cycles and metabolism / Daniel C. Liebler
  • Localization of vitamin E in membranes / Peter J. Quinn
  • The molecular action of [alpha]-tocopherol in lipoprotein lipid peroxidation: pro- and antioxidant activity of vitamin E in complex heterogeneous lipid emulsions / P.K. Witting, J.M. Upston and R. Stocker
  • Vitamin E: its role in aging / Shiro Urano
  • The role of linoleic acid in endothelial cell gene expression: relationship to atherosclerosis / Michal Toborek and Bernhard Hennig
  • Lipidic signaling and peroxisomal function / Colin Masters
  • Vitamin K metabolism / Paul Newman and Martin J. Shearer
  • Role of coenzyme Q and superoxide in vitamin E cycling / Valerian E. Kagan, Yulia Y. Tyurina and Eric Witt
  • Prooxidant functions of coenzyme Q / Hans Nohl, Lars Gille and Andrey V. Kozlov.