Plasma ascorbic acid concentrations are related to cardiovascular risk factors in African-Americans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-128

  Toohey, Lynn ^a   Harris, Mary A ^a   Allen, Kenneth G D ^a   Melby, Christopher L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

blacks; cholesterol; human; hypertension; vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030054205     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.1.121     Document Type: Article

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