Ascorbyl palmitate as a carrier of ascorbate into neural tissues

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-198

  Pokorski, Mieczyslaw ^a   Marczak, Magdalena ^a   Dymecka, Aneta ^a   Suchocki, Piotr ^b  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate; Ascorbate synthesis; Ascorbyl palmitate; Carotid body; Cat; Cellular membranes; Cerebral cortex; HPLC; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBYL PALMITATE; DRUG CARRIER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN TISSUE; CAROTID BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TRANSPORT; FEEDING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIC CELL; INGESTION; LIPID SOLUBILITY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BRAIN; CAROTID BODY; CATS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037222093     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068707     Document Type: Article

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