Effects of vitamin E supplementation on erythrocyte antioxidant defence mechanisms of smoking and non-smoking men

Clinical Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-111

  Brown, K M ^a   Morrice, P C ^a   Arthur, J R ^a   Duthie, G G ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Lipid peroxidation; Smoking; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; COCONUT OIL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0029995467     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0910107     Document Type: Article

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