ABSTRACT
Vitamin. K. is. a. fat-soluble. vitamin. named. for. its. role. in. coagulation.. The. “K”. comes. from. the. Scandinavian.word.“koagulation”.as.the.1939.discovery.of.the.vitamin.is.credited.to.Henrik.Dam,. a.Danish.scientist..In.contrast.to.the.other.fat-soluble.vitamins,.scientific.knowledge.on.the.physiological. benefits. of. increased.vitamin.K.consumption. is.modest..Technological. advances. in. the. late.1970s.facilitated.the.routine.measurement.of.vitamin.K.concentrations.in.circulation.and,.over. the.next.two.decades,.a.battery.of.biochemical.functional.measures.were.developed.and.validated.
11.1. Introduction......................................................................................................................... 167 11.2. Biochemical.Roles............................................................................................................... 168 11.3. Measurement.of.Vitamin.K.Status...................................................................................... 169
