Decreasing Oxidative Stress with Choline and Carnitine in Women

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 172-176

  Sachan, Dileep S ^a   Hongu, Nobuko ^a   Johnsen, Maike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carnitine; Choline; Oxidative stress; Women

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARNITINE; CHOLINE; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WALKING;

ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARNITINE; CHOLINE; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOTROPIC AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REFERENCE VALUES; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMIN A; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 23944510975     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2005.10719462     Document Type: Article

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