Change in the Level of Vitamin C and Lipid Peroxidation in Tissues of the Inherently Scorbutic Rat during Ascorbate Deficiency

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2748-2753

  Tokumaru, Sadako ^a   Takeshita, Shuko ^a   Nakata, Rieko ^a   Tsukamoto, Ikuyo ^a   Kojo, Shosuke ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Lipid hydroperoxide; Lipid peroxidation; ODS rat; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0001376443     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960184u     Document Type: Article

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