CellWell record HH-12790
Vitamin C-Sources, Physiological Role, Kinetics, Deficiency, Use, Toxicity, and Determination.
Doseděl M; Jirkovský E; Macáková K; Krčmová LK; Javorská L; Pourová J; Mercolini L; Remião F; Nováková L; Mladěnka P; On Behalf Of The Oemonom
Nutrients · 2021
In plain language
Vitamin C's physiological roles extend beyond antioxidant activity to iron absorption, hormone and carnitine synthesis, and epigenetic processes, with high doses acting as a pro-oxidant and scurvy remaining its only clinically well-documented deficiency indication.
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- Human
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