The effect of vitamin a supplementation on biochemical parameters in multiple sclerosis patients

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Jafarirad, Sima ^a   Siassi, Fereydoon ^a   Harirchian, Mohammad Hossein ^b   Amani, Reza ^c   Bitarafan, Sama ^a   Saboor Yaraghi, Aliakbar ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Multiple sclerosis; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

LIVER ENZYME; PLACEBO; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84875317518     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.3480     Document Type: Article

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