Vitamin C and copper interactions in guinea-pigs and a study of collagen cross-links

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-325

  Tsuchiya, H ^a,b   Bates, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BUNKA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Collagen; Copper; Guinea pig

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COLLAGEN; COPPER; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROXYPROLINE; PYRIDINOLINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS LINKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMUR; GUINEA PIG; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC BALANCE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; TISSUE LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AMINO ACIDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BONE AND BONES; COPPER; DIET; GUINEA PIGS; HEMOGLOBINS; LIVER; MALE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030905169     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19970032     Document Type: Article

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