Analysis of vitamin E metabolites in biological specimen

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 588-598

  Birringer, Marc ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analysis; Carboxyhydroxychromanols; MS; Tocopherols; Vitamin E metabolism

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL PHOSPHATE; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL PHOSPHATE; ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOCOPHEROL;

AGING; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW;

AGING; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; LIVER; PHOSPHORYLATION; TOCOPHEROLS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 77952332243     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900457     Document Type: Review

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