α-tocopherol disappearance is faster in cigarette smokers and is inversely related to their ascorbic acid status

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-103

  Bruno, Richard S ^a,b   Ramakrishnan, Rajasekhar ^c   Montine, Thomas J ^d   Bray, Tammy M ^b   Traber, Maret G ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cigarette smoke; Dietary requirements; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; FERRITIN; ISOPROSTANE DERIVATIVE; URIC ACID; 2,5,7,8 TETRAMETHYL 2 (2' CARBOXYETHYL) 6 HYDROXYCHROMAN; 2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYL-2-(2'-CARBOXYETHYL)-6-HYDROXYCHROMAN; ANTIOXIDANT; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SMOKING; URINE;

ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOPROSTANES; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROPIONATES; SMOKING;

EID: 13744249872     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/81.1.95     Document Type: Article

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