Evaluation of the local effects of vitamin E (E-mousse®) on free radicals in diabetic microangiopathy: A randomized, controlled trial

Angiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-421

  Ruffini, I ^a   Belcaro, G ^a   Cesarone, M R ^a   Geroulakos, G ^a   Di Renzo, A ^a   Milani, M ^a   Coen, L ^a   Ricci, A ^a   Brandolini, R ^a   Dugall, M ^a   Pomante, P ^a   Cornelli, U ^a   Acerbi, G ^a   Corsi, M ^a   Griffin, M ^a   Ippolito, E ^a   Bavera, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; E MOUSSE; FREE RADICAL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY SKIN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0042667083     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970305400405     Document Type: Article

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