Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

In human body vitamin A is stored in:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Liver

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Liver”.

The liver is the primary storage site for vitamin A in the human body, where it's stored in the form of retinyl esters.

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