New evidence for antioxidant properties of vitamin C

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 508-523

  Vojdani, A ^a   Bazargan, M ^a   Vojdani, E ^a   Wright, J ^a  

^a Immunosciences Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

8 hydroxyguanosine; Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Cell cycle analysis; DNA adducts; Natural killer cell activity; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYGUANOSINE; 8-HYDROXYGUANOSINE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GUANOSINE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA ADDUCT; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL KILLER CELL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CELL CYCLE; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DNA ADDUCTS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GUANOSINE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034489848     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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