Ascorbic acid levels in various tissues, plasma and urine of mice during aging

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-174

  Iwama, Mizuki ^a,b   Amano, Akiko ^a   Shimokado, Kentaro ^b   Maruyama, Naoki ^a   Ishigami, Akihito ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Ascorbic acid; Mouse; Urine; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CREATININE;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; EYE; HEART; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; SKIN; SMALL INTESTINE; SPLEEN; TESTIS; URINE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84930486710     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.58.169     Document Type: Article

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