The discovery of vitamin c

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-264

  Carpenter, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Scurvy; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; LEMON; NAVY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCURVY; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870338932     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343121     Document Type: Review

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