Ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid as biomarkers of oxidative stress caused by smoking

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 959-963

  Lykkesfeldt, Jens ^b   Loft, Steffen ^b   Nielsen, Jesper B ^b   Poulsen, Henrik E ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ascorbic acid; ascorbic acid requirement; Danes; dehydroascorbic acid; humans; oxidative stress; plasma; population study; smoking; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030971493     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.4.959     Document Type: Article

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