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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |