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Review Series: Antioxidants and Their Clinical Applications

Vitamin C as an Antioxidant: Evaluation of Its Role in Disease Prevention

Sebastian J. Padayatty Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, MRCP, PhD,
Arie Katz Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, MD,
Yaohui Wang Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, MD,
Peter Eck Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, PhD,
Oran Kwon Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, PhD,
Je-Hyuk Lee Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, PhD,
Shenglin Chen Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, PhD,
Christopher Corpe Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), Maryland
, PhD,
Anand Dutta Division of Gastroenterology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.D., S.K.D.), Maryland
, BS,
Sudhir K Dutta Division of Gastroenterology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.D., S.K.D.), Maryland
, MD, FACN &
Mark Levine Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (S.J.P., A.K., Y.W., P.E., O.K., J.-H.L., S.C., C.C., M.L.), MarylandCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, FACN show all
Pages 18-35 | Received 12 Apr 2002, Accepted 13 May 2002, Published online: 19 Jun 2013

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