Chronic Vitamin C Deficiency Promotes Redox Imbalance in the Brain but Does Not Alter Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transporter 2 Expression
Vitamin C (VitC) has several roles in the brain acting both as a specific and non-specific antioxidant. The brain upholds a very high VitC concentration and is able to preferentially retain VitC even during deficiency. The accumulation of brain VitC levels much higher than in blood is primarily ach...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Nutrients |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/5/1809 |