vitamin K
Britishnoun
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To better understand how vitamin K protects neurons, the team compared gene expression patterns in neural stem cells treated with MK-4, which promotes neuronal differentiation, to those treated with a compound that suppresses it.
From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 2025
Coroner Lorna Skinner KC said he would not have died had he been given vitamin K, needed for blood clotting.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023
One hypothesis is that the vitamin K plus potassium and magnesium may help with bone remineralization.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Biologists trapped him, treated him with topical medications and vitamin K injections and released him.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022
After suctioning the mucus from my nostrils, she gave me a shot of vitamin K to coagulate my blood.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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