Vitamin E metabolism

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 437-452

  Wu, J H ^a   Croft, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

5 Nitro gamma CEHC; Carboxyethyl hydroxychromans; Cytochrome P450; Metabolism; Simon metabolites; Tocopheryl quinone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHERONIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHERONOLACTONE; ALPHA TOCOPHERYLQUINONE; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBOXYETHYLHYDROXYCHROMAN DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOCHROME P450; DRUG METABOLITE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; REVIEW; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMANS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 35448995619     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2006.12.007     Document Type: Review

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