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Subcellular Biochemistry

Ascorbic Acid: Biochemistry and Biomedical Cell Biology

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Part of the book series: Subcellular Biochemistry (SCBI, volume 25)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. Introduction

    • Robert A. Jacob
    Pages 1-16
  3. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis

    • Morimitsu Nishikimi, Kunio Yagi
    Pages 17-39
  4. Role of Ascorbic Acid in Modulation of Gene Expression

    • Kiyotaka Hitomi, Norihiro Tsukagoshi
    Pages 41-56
  5. Ascorbate and the Plasma Membrane A New View of Cell Growth Control

    • José M. Villalba, Francisco Córdoba, Plácido Navas
    Pages 57-81
  6. Ascorbic Acid, Cell Proliferation, and Cell Differentiation in Culture

    • Regina Brigelius-Flohé, Leopold Flohé
    Pages 83-107
  7. Ascorbic Acid and Prostaglandin Synthesis

    • David F. Horrobin
    Pages 109-115
  8. Ascorbic Acid and Chronic Diseases How Strong Is the Evidence?

    • Heiner Boeing, Erik Rausch
    Pages 117-136
  9. Ascorbic Acid Transport and Availability

    • I. Elmadfa, J. Koenig
    Pages 137-155
  10. Ascorbic Acid and Aging

    • Gustavo Barja
    Pages 157-188
  11. The Antihistamine Action of Ascorbic Acid

    • Carol S. Johnston
    Pages 189-213
  12. Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of Ascorbic Acid

    • Raxit J. Jariwalla, Steve Harakeh
    Pages 215-231
  13. Ascorbic Acid and Cancer

    • Gerald Shklar, Joel L. Schwartz
    Pages 233-247
  14. Ascorbic Acid and Connective Tissue

    • Ivonne Pasquali Ronchetti, D. Quaglino Jr., G. Bergamini
    Pages 249-264
  15. Ascorbic Acid and the Eye

    • Nicholas A. Delamere
    Pages 313-329
  16. Ascorbic Acid and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

    • Sean M. Lynch, J. Michael Gaziano, Balz Frei
    Pages 331-367
  17. Ascorbic Acid and Diabetes Mellitus

    • James V. Hunt
    Pages 369-405

About this book

In Volume 25, leading experts present studies on the value of increased ascorbic acid intake and explore its specific contributions to human and animal health.

Reviews

From a review of a previous volume:

`The heterogeneity of topics...is very ambitious, and the result is, overall, successful because of the high quality of the individual contributions...highly recommended.'
American Scientist, from a review of a previous volume

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Zoology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    J. Robin Harris

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Subcellular Biochemistry

  • Book Subtitle: Ascorbic Acid: Biochemistry and Biomedical Cell Biology

  • Editors: J. Robin Harris

  • Series Title: Subcellular Biochemistry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0325-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7998-0Published: 30 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0325-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0306-0225

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8810

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 464

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Plant Sciences

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