Effect of vitamin C supplementation on chromosome damage, apoptosis and necrosis ex vivo

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1035-1041

  Crott, Jimmy W ^a   Fenech, Michael ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NECROSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MALE;

EID: 0033049835     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/20.6.1035     Document Type: Article

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