The antioxidant properties of thioctic acid: Characterization by cyclic voltammetry

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 317-327

  Chevion, S ^a   Hofmann, M ^a   Ziegler, R ^a   Chevion, M ^b   Nawroth, P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Cyclic voltammetry; Diabetes mellitus; Method; Plasma; Thioctic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; THIOCTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0031428902     PISSN: 10399712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216549700201331     Document Type: Article

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