Riboflavin is vitamin B₂, a component of coenzymes FAD and FMN involved in redox reactions. Thiamine is B₁, niacin is B₃, pyridoxine is B₆. Riboflavin deficiency causes angular stomatitis.
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Vitamin E (tocopherol) is a fat-soluble antioxidant that protects cell membranes from lipid peroxidation. Vitamin C is water-soluble antioxidant, A is for vision, D for calcium.
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Neurons are the excitable cells that generate and transmit electrochemical impulses. Glial cells (neuroglia) provide support, insulation, and nutrients. Fibroblasts form connective tissue, epithelial cells line surfaces. The neuron is the functional unit of the nervous system, connected at synapses.
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Louis Pasteur developed pasteurization (heating to kill spoilage organisms), vaccines for rabies and anthrax, and disproved spontaneous generation.
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