Vitamin C: Prospective functional markers for defining optimal nutritional status

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 469-476

  Benzie, Iris F F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Functional marker; Micronutrient status; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; COLLAGEN; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIVER ENZYME; PYRIDINOLINE;

CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032770056     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665199000610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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