Ascorbic acid in the 21st century - More than a simple antioxidant

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 173-182

  Griffiths, H R ^a   Lunec, J ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Gene expression; Oxidative DNA damage and repair; Protein oxidation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METAL ION; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFECT; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0034840199     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(01)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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