How do antioxidants work?;Hvordan virker antioksidanter?

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 117, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1928-1932

  Bolann, Bjoørn J ^a,b   Ulvik, Rune J ^b  

^a Sentrallaboratoriet   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UBIQUINONE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CHELATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0030971701     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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