Protective effects of vitamins C and E on the numbers of micronuclei in lymphocytes in smokers and their role in ascorbate free radical formation in plasma

Free Radical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 209-219

  Schneider, Matthias ^a,b   Diemer, Kerstin ^c   Engelhart, Karin ^a   Zankl, Heinrich ^c   Trommer, Wolfgang E ^c   Biesalski, Hans K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascorbate free radical; Ascorbic acid; EPR; Micronuclei; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CIGARETTE SMOKE; DNA; FREE RADICAL; REDUCING AGENT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PARAMETER; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PLASMA; PROTECTION; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0035061252     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760100300201     Document Type: Article

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