What happens when vitamin K is in short supply?

a. There is insufficient absorption of calcium from the intestines.
b. There is little or no conversion of cis-retinal to trans-retinal.
c. There is little or no synthesis of cholesterol.
d. There is little or no clotting of blood.


d

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