The role of Vitamin E in human health and some diseases

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Rizvi, Saliha ^a   Raza, Syed T ^a   Ahmed, Faizal ^a   Ahmad, Absar ^a   Abbas, Shania ^a   Mahdi, Farzana ^a  

^a Era's Lucknow Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Health; Tocopherols; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899702401     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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