[Lipid peroxidation and disturbance in Ca2+ transport through sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes during E-avitaminosis]

The antioxidant effect of alpha-tocopherol in biolgoical membranes in vivo is described. Experimental E-avitaminosis is accompanied by accumulation of products of free-radical oxidation of phospholipids and by a loss of Ca2+-transporting ability of the muscle cells microsomal fraction. The role of alpha-tocopherol in stabilization and as a "radical trap" in biological membranes is discussed.