维生素E是最老的维生素之一。自Evans(1922)发现并命名生育酚以来,一直受到重视。随着现代科学的发展,现已远远超出“生育酚”的范围而逐步进入若干新的领域。实验证明,维生素E确系人体生长、发育、健康、长寿的必需物质。现就其临床生理药理研究进展作一概述,以供临床参考。(一)化学结构:作为生育酚原系α—、β—、I—、及δ—的混合物。但以α—的活性最强而谓之为维生素E;天然产为d—型,合成品为d1型。维生素E及其酯类具有 Vitamin E is one of the oldest vitamins. Since Evans (1922) discovered and named tocopherols, it has been valued. With the development of modern science, it has now gone far beyond the scope of “tocopherol” and gradually entered into several new fields. Experiments show that vitamin E is indeed the human body growth, development, health, longevity of the necessary substances. Now on its clinical physiology and pharmacology research progress to make an overview, for clinical reference. (A) the chemical structure: as a raw tocopherol α-, β-, I-, and δ- mixture. However, the activity of α-strongest and called vitamin E; natural products for the d-type, synthetic products for the d1 type. Vitamin E and its esters have