Effect of vitamin C and E supplementation in modulating the peripheral nerve conduction following cold exposure in humans

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-107

  Panjwani, Usha ^a   Yadav, Deepak K ^a   Kumar, Amitabh ^a   Singh, S B ^a   Selvamurthy, W ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cold exposure; Nerve conduction; Supplementation of vitamins; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD CLIMATE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; COLD CLIMATE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0842289643     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-003-0183-1     Document Type: Article

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