Commentary Open Access
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/immunol.3.029
Unveiling the health implications of vitamin K2 deficiency
Tao Zhang1,2,*
- 1School of Food Science & Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, Grangegorman, Dublin 7, D07 ADY7, Ireland
- 2The Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 PN40, Ireland
Corresponding Author
Tao Zhang, tao.zhang@tudublin.ie
Received Date: August 08, 2024
Accepted Date: October 28, 2024
Zhang T. Unveiling the health implications of vitamin K2 deficiency. J Cell Mol Immunol. 2024;3(1):36-40.
Copyright: © 2024 Zhang T. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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