A combined deficiency of vitamins E and C causes severe central nervous system damage in guinea pigs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1576-1581

  Burk, Raymond F ^a   Christensen, Joani M ^a   Maguire, Mark J ^a   Austin, Lori M ^a   Whetsell Jr , William O ^a   May, James M ^a   Hill, Kristina E ^a   Ebner, Ford F ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined vitamin E and C deficiency; Guinea pigs; Nutritional central nervous system injury

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; GLIA CELL; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS;

EID: 33646762858     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.6.1576     Document Type: Article

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