Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant vitamins: Mechanisms of action

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 1994, Pages

  Frei, Balz ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; CAROTENOID; VITAMIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 0348230014     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(94)90292-5     Document Type: Article

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