Functional genetic variants of glutathione S-transferase protect against serum ascorbic acid deficiency

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1411-1417

  Cahill, Leah E ^a   Fontaine Bisson, Bénédicte ^a   El Sohemy, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; ISOLEUCINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENE DELETION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350633685     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28327     Document Type: Article

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