Effect of the oral administration of ascorbic acid on lipid profile and insulin sensitivity in obese people

Revista de Investigacion Clinica

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 505-510

  Martínez Abundis, Esperanza ^a   Pascoe González, Sara ^a   González Ortiz, Manuel ^a   Mora Martínez, José Miguel ^a   Cabrera Pivaral, Carlos Enrique ^a  

^a Colonia Independencia ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Insulin sensitivity; Insulin suppression test; Lipid profile; Obesity; Octreotide; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; ISOPHANE INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OCTREOTIDE; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ANTIOXIDANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEADY STATE; TIME PERCEPTION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0035525074     PISSN: 00348376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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