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  • Vitamin A deficiency in red-eared terrapin
  • Vitamin C imaged with polarised light. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an important vitamin, essential for collagen formation and wound healing, it also facilitates to absorption of iron. A good source of Vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables, notably citrus friuts, kiwi and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin so is excreted by the body and, therefore, needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of Vitamin C causes scurvy.
  • Vitamin C imaged with polarised light. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an important vitamin, essential for collagen formation and wound healing, it also facilitates to absorption of iron. A good source of vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables, notably citrus friuts, kiwi and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin so is excreted by the body and, therefore, needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of vitamin C causes scurvy.
  • Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals imaged by cross polarised light microscopy. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and is important for collagen formation and wound healing. A good source of vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables including citrus friuts, brussels sprouts and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin that cannot be stored in the body so needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of Vitamin C causes scurvy. 100X image magnification.
  • La vitamina A en forma acuosa es superior a una solución oleaginosa ... : gotas vitamínicas Vi-Syneral / U.S. Vitamin Corporation.
  • La vitamina A en forma acuosa es superior a una solución oleaginosa ... : gotas vitamínicas Vi-Syneral / U.S. Vitamin Corporation.
  • Vitamin C, also known as a ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin, which means it is excreated by the body and needs to be replaced in our diet. Unlike most mammals, humans do not have the ability to make their own vitamin C. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy.
  • A histogram comparing the vitamin C content of various foods. Colour lithograph.
  • A histogram comparing the vitamin C content of various foods. Colour lithograph.
  • A baby receiving vitamin A in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • A mother holds a baby who receives vitamin A from a health worker in Kenya. Colour lithograph, ca. 2000.
  • National schedule for vitamin A supplementation in Kenya. Lithograph by Ministry of Health and UNICEF, 2000.
  • Ways in which children receive vitamin A in Uganda: a calendar for 2001. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, 2001.
  • Information sheet on vitamin A in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, ca. 2000.
  • A baby beside a message about vitamin A: the National Programme on Immunization in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by the Federal Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • A baby beside a message about vitamin A: the National Programme on Immunization in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by the Federal Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • Lactol with added vitamin "D" : the ideal food for puppies and other young mammals / A.F. Sherley & Co. Ltd.
  • Lactol with added vitamin "D" : the ideal food for puppies and other young mammals / A.F. Sherley & Co. Ltd.
  • A child receiving vitamin A to promote National programme of nutrition in Congo in 2003. Colour lithograph for Ministère de la Santé Programme National de Nutrition.
  • A mother with her two young children beside a table of nutritious food containing vitamin A: preventing illness in children in Uganda. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, 2002.
  • The Nutri Centre : specialists in vitamin & nutritional supplements : a most comprehensive selection under one roof (all products available by mail order).
  • The Nutri Centre : specialists in vitamin & nutritional supplements : a most comprehensive selection under one roof (all products available by mail order).
  • The Nutri Centre : specialists in vitamin & nutritional supplements : a most comprehensive selection under one roof (all products available by mail order).
  • The Nutri Centre : specialists in vitamin & nutritional supplements : a most comprehensive selection under one roof (all products available by mail order).
  • Vitamalt : the perfect vitamin-food for infants, children and adults : Rich in the essential vitamins A, B, C and D : Especially recommended for delicate and ailing children, nursing & expectant mothers and in all cases of malnutrition and low vitality / Boots Pure Drug Company.
  • Vitamalt : the perfect vitamin-food for infants, children and adults : Rich in the essential vitamins A, B, C and D : Especially recommended for delicate and ailing children, nursing & expectant mothers and in all cases of malnutrition and low vitality / Boots Pure Drug Company.
  • Beecham Foods had an idea. They blended fresh lemons with rich blackcurrants; added glucose for energy, and vital vitamin C. Result? A great new drink with a sweet-and-sharp taste - a drink to help people forget their colds - and it's called... : Lembena.
  • Beecham Foods had an idea. They blended fresh lemons with rich blackcurrants; added glucose for energy, and vital vitamin C. Result? A great new drink with a sweet-and-sharp taste - a drink to help people forget their colds - and it's called... : Lembena.
  • Beecham Foods had an idea. They blended fresh lemons with rich blackcurrants; added glucose for energy, and vital vitamin C. Result? A great new drink with a sweet-and-sharp taste - a drink to help people forget their colds - and it's called... : Lembena.
  • Vaccinium corymbosum L. Ericaceae Bilberry. Deciduous shrub. Distribution: North America. The berries are eaten and rich in Vitamin C. Native Americans used them as a dressing on acute erysipelas (Milspaugh, 1974). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.