Effect of vitamin E intake on levels of vitamins E and C in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues: Implications for health recommendations

Brain Research

Volumn 845, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-59

  Martin, Antonio ^a   Janigian, Dena ^a   Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a   Prior, Ronald L ^a   Joseph, James A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Ascorbate; Brain; Heart, plasma; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOPAMINE URINE LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EATING; HEART; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIVER; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NUTRITION POLICY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0032872050     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01923-X     Document Type: Article

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