Ascorbic acid metabolism in rats and guinea pigs after the administration of ethanol

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-179

  Suresh, M V ^a   Lal, John J ^a   Sreeranjit Kumar, C V ^a   Indira, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Dehydroascorbic acid; Guinea pigs; L gulono lactone hydrolase; L gulono lactone oxidase; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; HYDROLASE;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032851979     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(99)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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