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Question 1

How does Vitamin E produce its’ anti-oxidant effects?

Answer 1

Controls the endogenous auto-oxidation of tissue phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acids. It stabilizes cell and sub-cell membranes, especially those with a high free fatty acid, protecting them against lipid peroxidation (Fadok 1986). It also inhibits the synthesis of leukotrienes and prostaglandins (Ackerman 1987)

Question 2

What occurs on a cellular level with vitamin E deficiency?

Answer 2

Lack of vitamin E results in membrane instability with associated loss of integrity and function (Fadok 1986). Dogs with experimentally induced vitamin E deficiency have been shown to have impaired in vitro lymphocyte function (Lang- weiler and Schultz 1981).

Question 3

What deficiency can result from a diet high in oily fish in cats?

Answer 3

Vitamin E deficiency.