Effects of vitamin C on DNA damage, iron homeostasis and gene expression profiling in human fibroblasts
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, AA) is an important antioxidant in human plasma. AA has, however, other important, non-antioxidant roles in cells. Of particular interest is its involvement in iron metabolism, since AA enhances dietary iron absorption, promotes Fenton reactions in vitro and was reported to...
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University of Leicester
2006
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.442043 |