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Vitamin K


One of two naturally occurring fat-soluble vitamins (vitamin K1 and vitamin K2) needed for the clotting of blood because of an essential role in the production of prothrombin (a clotting factor). The term vitamin A may also refer to a synthetic compound that is closely related chemically to the natural vitamins K1 and K2 and has similar biological [..]
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A nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Vitamin K helps to form blood clots (a mass that forms when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together) and maint [..]
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chemical substance necessary for normal blood clotting.
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A fat-soluble vitamin especially critical for synthesis of blood clotting factors.
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Vitamin K is necessary for proper bone growth and blood coagulation. Vitamin K accomplishes this by helping the body transport calcium. Vitamin K is used to treat overdoses of the drug warfarin. Also, [..]
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Blood clotting, bone formation, prevents osteoporosis. A supplement for seniors. Sources: Alfalfa, broccoli, dark green leafy vegetables, soy beans... DonÂ’t take more than 100 mcg a day.
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A naturally-occurring vitamin that is important for the clotting of blood. Newborn babies often lack sufficient vitamin K and are therefore given it to prevent them from developing a tendency to bleed [..]
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A lipid cofactor that is required for normal Blood Clotting. Several Forms of Vitamin K have been identified: Vitamin K 1 (Phytomenadione) derived from Plants, Vitamin K 2 (Menaquinone) from Bacteria, [..]
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A lipid cofactor that is required for normal blood clotting. Several forms of vitamin K have been identified: VITAMIN K 1 (VITAMIN K 1) derived from plants, VITAMIN K 2 (menaquinone) from bacteria, an [..]
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Vitamin K is menaquinone-7 (MK-7), menaquinone-7 is a substrate for coagulation factors that are responsible for activating the blood clotting process that prevents excessive bleeding when tissue is i [..]
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Vitamin K is a Fat Soluble Vitamin, that is naturally produced by bacteria (the good flora) in the intestines. Vitamin K plays an essential role in normal blood clotting and helps promote bone health. [..]
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A nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Vitamin K helps to form blood clots (a mass that forms when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together) and maintain strong bones. It is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in green leafy vegetables, broccoli, liver, and vegetable oils. Vitam [..]
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Needed for normal blood clotting. It may help protect against osteoporosis, may inhibit some cancer tumors, also aids in reducing excessive menstrual flow. Vitamin K occurs primarily in plants and is also synthesized by intestinal bacteria in the small intestine. It is fat-soluble and is sensitive to light, oxygen, strong acids, and alcoholic alkal [..]
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used for its redness reduction properties.
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Vitamin K aids blood clothing, bone metabolism and heart health.
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A group of fat-soluble vitamins (K1, K2 and K3) which promote clotting of the blood by increasing the synthesis of prothrombin by the liver; they occur naturally in alfalfa, spinach, cabbage, putrefied fish meal, hog liver fat, egg yolk, hemp seed; vitamin K and its synthetic analogues have an anti-hemorrhagic activity with a specific effect prothr [..]
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A natural vitamin that is found in green leafy vegetables; it counteracts the blood thinning effects of warfarin®
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