How an increased intake of alpha-tocopherol can suppress the bioavailability of gamma-tocopherol

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 295-299

  Wolf, George ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b c/o Nutrition Reviews Editorial Office   (United States)

Author keywords

carboxyethylhydroxychroman ( CEHC); tocopherol; tocopherol transfer protein; carboxyethyl hydroxychroman ( CEHC), tocopherol; Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FREE RADICAL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; HUMANS; VITAMINS;

EID: 33745444217     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 00296643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2006.jun.295-299     Document Type: Short Survey

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