Safety of vitamins and minerals: Controversies and perspective

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 348-355

  Soni, Madhu G ^a   Thurmond, T Scott ^b   Miller, Edgar R ^c   Spriggs, Tracey ^d   Bendich, Adrianne ^d   Omaye, S T ^e  

^a Soni and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Minerals; Safety; Supplements; Toxicity; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; RETINOL; SELENIUM; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D;

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FRACTURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUSCLE CRAMP; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOBIA; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 78649377190     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq293     Document Type: Article

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