Erythrocyte Ascorbate Is a Potential Indicator of Steady-State Plasma Ascorbate Concentrations in Healthy Non-Fasting Individuals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Steady-State Study
2.2. Pharmacokinetic Study
2.3. Plasma Ascorbate Sample Processing
2.4. Erythrocyte Ascorbate Sample Processing
2.5. Ascorbate HPLC Analysis
2.6. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Steady-State Study
3.2. Short-Term Pharmacokinetic Study
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pullar, J.M.; Dunham, S.; Dachs, G.U.; Vissers, M.C.M.; Carr, A.C. Erythrocyte Ascorbate Is a Potential Indicator of Steady-State Plasma Ascorbate Concentrations in Healthy Non-Fasting Individuals. Nutrients 2020, 12, 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020418
Pullar JM, Dunham S, Dachs GU, Vissers MCM, Carr AC. Erythrocyte Ascorbate Is a Potential Indicator of Steady-State Plasma Ascorbate Concentrations in Healthy Non-Fasting Individuals. Nutrients. 2020; 12(2):418. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020418
Chicago/Turabian StylePullar, Juliet M., Susannah Dunham, Gabi U. Dachs, Margreet C. M. Vissers, and Anitra C. Carr. 2020. "Erythrocyte Ascorbate Is a Potential Indicator of Steady-State Plasma Ascorbate Concentrations in Healthy Non-Fasting Individuals" Nutrients 12, no. 2: 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020418