Potential of vitamin E as an antioxidant adjunct in Wilson's disease

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1029-1030

  Fryer, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; COPPER; PENICILLAMINE; TETRATHIOMOLYBDATE AMMONIUM; TRIENTINE; ZINC;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COPPER METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WILSON DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70449725137     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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