γ-Tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the US diet, deserves more attention

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 714-722

  Jiang, Q ^a   Christen, S ^a   Shigenaga, M K ^a   Ames, B N ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory activity; Bioavailability; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Electrophile trap; Metabolism; Review; Tocopherol; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

2,7,8 TRIMETHYL 2 (BETA CARBOXYETHYL) 6 HYDROXYCHROMAN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; AGING; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIET; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0035185941     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.714     Document Type: Review

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