Ascorbate reduces superoxide production and improves mitochondrial respiratory chain function in human fibroblasts with electron transport chain deficiencies

Mitochondrion

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-198

  Sharma, Pushpa ^a   Morgan, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Fibroblasts; Free radicals; Mitochondria; Nitroblue tetrazolium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040968738     PISSN: 15677249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-7249(01)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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