Urinary carnitine excretion increases during experimental vitamin C depletion of healthy men

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 265-269

  Jacob, Robert A ^a   Pianalto, Frederick S ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Carnitine; Humans; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARNITINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCURVY; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030793287     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(97)89663-5     Document Type: Article

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