Antioxidants: Molecules, medicines, and myths

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 393, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 561-564

  Gutteridge, John M C ^a   Halliwell, Barry ^b  

^a Potters Bar   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical; Micronutrients; Supplements; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; POLYPHENOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; VITAMINS;

EID: 77949485324     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.02.071     Document Type: Short Survey

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