A simple method for plasma total vitamin C analysis suitable for routine clinical laboratory use

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Robitaille, Line ^a   Hoffer, L John ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Ascorbic acid deficiency; Avitaminosis; Dehydroascorbic acid; Malnutrition; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84966447600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12937-016-0158-9     Document Type: Article

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