An automated, specific, spectrophotometric method for measuring ascorbic acid in plasma (EFTSA)

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-116

  Benzie, Iris F F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

antioxidants; ascorbate oxidase; ascorbic acid; dehydroascorbic acid; EFTSA; nutrition; oxidative stress; vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBATE OXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; URIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029915846     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-9120(95)02013-6     Document Type: Article

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