Ascorbic Acid - Administration & dosage
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Antioxidants and aging: NMR-based evidence of improved skeletal muscle perfusion and energetics.

16 Sep 2009 We sought to examine the potential role of oxidative stress on skeletal muscle function with advancing age. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was employed to simultaneously assess muscle perfusion (arterial spin labeling) and energetics ((31)P NMR ... Read more...

Maternal alcohol consumption may influence cord blood ascorbic acid concentration: findings from a study of Brazilian mothers and their newborns.

30 Aug 2009 Studies that have investigated ascorbic acid (AA) concentrations in cord blood have pointed to significant associations with maternal blood AA concentrations, smoking, age, diet, type of delivery, duration of gestation, fetal distress and birth ... Read more...

Lyophilized plasma for resuscitation in a swine model of severe injury.

30 Aug 2009 HYPOTHESIS: Lyophilized plasma (LP) is as safe and effective as fresh frozen plasma (FFP) for resuscitation after severe trauma. DESIGN: Multicenter animal study. SETTING: Animal laboratories, 2 level I trauma centers. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-two ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Ascorbic Acid - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Antioxidants and aging: NMR-based evidence of improved skeletal muscle perfusion and energetics. 16 Sep 2009
• Unrecognised scurvy. 15 Sep 2009
• Maternal alcohol consumption may influence cord blood ascorbic acid concentration: findings from a study of Brazilian mothers and their newborns. 30 Aug 2009
• Lyophilized plasma for resuscitation in a swine model of severe injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Vitamins C and E for the prevention of pre-eclampsia: time to give up the ghost*. 30 Aug 2009
• Vitamin D level, respiratory tract infections, and controlled trials. 8 Aug 2009
• A pilot study of the efficacy of a vitamin C-containing showerhead on symptoms of eczema. 5 Aug 2009
• A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral procyanidin with vitamins A, C, E for melasma among Filipino women. 30 Jul 2009
• Assessment of quality of life in Mexican patients suffering from chronic venous disorder - impact of oral Ruscus aculeatus-hesperidin-methyl-chalcone-ascorbic acid treatment - 'QUALITY Study'. 30 Jul 2009
• Chemopreventive effect of a novel nutrient mixture on lung tumorigenesis induced by urethane in male A/J mice. 29 Jun 2009
• [Vitamin C in complementary oncology--update 2009] 29 Jun 2009
• Effect of melatonin and vitamin C on expression of endothelial NOS in heart of chronic alcoholic rats. 29 Jun 2009
• Skin collagen reproduction increased by ascorbic acid derivative iontophoresis by frequent-reversal bipolar electric stimulation. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of long-term antioxidant supplementation and association of serum antioxidant concentrations with risk of metabolic syndrome in adults. 31 May 2009
• Effects of vitamins C and E and beta-carotene on the risk of type 2 diabetes in women at high risk of cardiovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial. 31 May 2009
• Marked inhibition of growth and invasive parameters of head and neck squamous carcinoma FaDu by a nutrient mixture. 30 May 2009
• Intake of vitamin C and E in pregnancy and risk of pre-eclampsia: prospective study among 57 346 women. 30 May 2009
• Keeping the juices flowing with age: vitamin C and exercise hyperaemia. 30 May 2009
• Intravenous ascorbic acid infusions and oxalate production. 30 May 2009
• Interaction between ascorbic acid and follicle-stimulating hormone maintains follicular viability after long-term in vitro culture of caprine preantral follicles. 21 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Ascorbic Acid'

Definition: A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant.

Chemical name: L-Ascorbic acid

Registry Number: 50-81-7

Descriptor UI: D001205

Alternative terms: Ascorbic Acid; Acid, Ascorbic; Vitamin C; L-Ascorbic Acid; Acid, L-Ascorbic; L Ascorbic Acid; Sodium Ascorbate; Ascorbate, Sodium; Ascorbic Acid, Monosodium Salt; Magnesium Ascorbicum; Magnorbin; Ferrous Ascorbate; Ascorbate, Ferrous; Hybrin;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Antioxidants; Vitamins;

Tree Number: D02.241.081.844.107; D02.241.511.902.107; D09.811.100;

History Note: /therapeutic use was ASCORBIC ACID, THERAPEUTIC 1965

Technical Notes: /defic = ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY or SCURVY