The modulation of tissue concentrations of vitamin K by a lutein supplement preserved with natural vitamin E was studied in Fischer 344 rats. Vitamin K is necessary for blood coagulation and may be essential for tissue and bone health. Weanling male rats ...
Background: Changes in daily vitamin K intake may contribute to marked variations in the International Normalized Ratio (INR) coagulation index in patients receiving oral warfarin anticoagulant therapy, with potentially serious adverse outcomes. Thus, ...
The vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (VKORC1) gene is expressed in many tissue types, and encodes the VKORC1 protein, which is a key enzyme in the vitamin K cycle. Although researchers have focused on ...