| Description |
xvi, 602 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Antioxidants in health and disease. ; 3 |
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Antioxidants in health and disease.
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| Contents |
Series Introduction / Lester Packer and Jurgen Fuchs -- 1. [alpha]-Tocopherol / Etsuo Niki -- 2. Tocopherol-Mediated Peroxidation of Lipoprotein Lipids and Its Inhibition by Co-Antioxidants / Roland Stocker and Vincent W. Bowry -- 3. Biokinetics of Vitamin E / Maret G. Traber -- 4. Efficacy of Vitamin E in Human Health and Disease / Sharon V. Landvik, Anthony T. Diplock and Lester Packer -- 5. Chemistry and Biochemistry of Ascorbic Acid / Garry R. Buettner and Beth Anne Jurkiewicz -- 6. The Biology of Ascorbic Acid / Lou Ann S. Brown and Dean P. Jones -- 7. Coenzyme Q: Its Role in Scavenging and Generation of Radicals in Membranes / Valerian E. Kagan, Hans Nohl and Peter J. Quinn -- 8. Clinical Aspects of Coenzyme Q: Improvement of Cellular Bioenergetics or Antioxidant Protection? / Gian Paolo Littarru, Maurizio Battino and Karl Folkers -- 9. Uric Acid: An Example of Antioxidant Evaluation / Barry Halliwell |
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10. Carotenoids as Scavengers of Active Oxygen Species / Garry J. Handelman -- 11. Cellular Aspects of Carotenoid Actions / Norman I. Krinsky -- 12. Biological Effects of Carotenoids in Humans / Joy E. Swanson and Robert S. Parker -- 13. Vitamin A as an Antioxidant / Maria A. Livrea, Luisa Tesoriere and Hans-Joachim Freisleben -- 14. Flavonoids and Polyphenols: Chemistry and Biology / Wolf Bors, Werner Heller, Christa Michel and Kurt Stettmaier -- 15. Tea Antioxidants and Health / John H. Weisburger -- 16. Antioxidant Actions and Health Implications of Ginkgo biloba Extract / Nobuya Haramaki, Lester Packer, Marie-Therese Droy-Lefaix and Yves Christen -- 17. Antioxidant Actions of Melatonin and Structurally Related Compounds / Russell J. Reiter, Li-Dun Chen, Burkhard H. Poeggeler, Lornell Barlow-Walden, Ewa Sewerynek and Daniela Melchiorri |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Antioxidants -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Antioxidants.
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Antioxidants.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Cadenas, Enrique.
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Packer, Lester.
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| LC no. |
95047546 |
| ISBN |
082479298X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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