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Vitamin C in the critically ill - indications and controversies

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) elicits pleiotropic effects in the body. Among its functions, it serves as a potent anti-oxidant, a co-factor in collagen and catecholamine synthesis, and a modulator of immune cell biology. Furthermore, an increasing body of evidence suggests that high-dose vitamin C admin...

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Autores principales: Nabzdyk, Christoph S, Bittner, Edward A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30370227
http://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v7.i5.52