Pharmacokinetic perspectives on megadoses of ascorbic acid

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1165-1171

  Blanchard, James ^c   Tozer, Thomas N ^a   Rowland, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Bioavailability; Megadosing; Pharmacokinetics; Renal clearance; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MODEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030826043     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.5.1165     Document Type: Article

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