Dietary α-tocopherol and neuromuscular health: Search for optimal dose and molecular mechanisms continues!

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 693-709

  Gohil, Kishorchandra ^a   Vasu, Vihas T ^a   Cross, Carroll E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ataxia; Sarcolipin; TTP KO; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL TRANSFER PROTEIN; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL TRANSFER PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; FREE RADICAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ATAXIA; ATROPHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ATAXIA; ATROPHY; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77952347780     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900575     Document Type: Review

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