Intestinal Oxidative State Can Alter Nutrient and Drug Bioavailability

Organic cations (OCs) are substances of endogenous (e.g., dopamine, choline) or exogenous (e.g., drugs like cimetidine) origin that are positively charged at physiological ph. since many of these compounds can not pass the cell membrane freely, their transport in or out of cells must be mediated by...

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Main Authors: Faria Ana, Rosário Monteiro, Diogo Pestana, Victor De Freitas, Nuno Mateus, Isabel Azevedo, Conceição Calhau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/oxim.2.5.9769