Long-term cryoconservation and stability of vitamin C in serum samples of the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1837-1840

  Jenab, Mazda ^a   Bingham, Sheila ^b   Ferrari, Pietro ^a   Friesen, Marlin D ^a   Al Delaimy, Wael K ^a   Luben, Robert ^c   Wareham, Nick ^d   Khaw, Kay Tee ^c   Riboli, Elio ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; STABILIZING AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SMOKING; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG STABILITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22244456035     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0061     Document Type: Article

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