Vitamin E: a sensor and an information transducer of the cell oxidation state

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Tocopherolalpha-TocopherolSignal transductionVitamin EEndocrinologyChemistryInternal medicineBiologyBiochemistryAntioxidantMedicine

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 62
Issue: 6
Pages: 1337S-1346S
Citations: 139
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                                    Angelo Azzi, 
                                
                                    Daniel Boscoboinik, 
                                
                                    Dominique Marilley
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            Vitamin E: a sensor and an information transducer of the cell oxidation state. 
                            American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
                            , 62
                            (6)
                            , 1337S-1346S.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/62.6.1337s
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/62.6.1337s