Correlation between serum retinol and α-tocopherol levels in centenarians

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-288

  Basile, Giorgio ^a   Gangemi, Sebastiano ^a   Lo Balbo, Claudia ^a   Mento, Antonella ^a   Nicita Mauro, Claudio ^a   Crisafulli, Giancarlo ^a   Merendino, Rosaria A ^a   Ientile, Riccardo ^a   Nicita Mauro, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Centenarians; Oxidative stress; Retinol; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; RETINOL;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTENARIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LONGEVITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TUMOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0141703266     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.49.287     Document Type: Article

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