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The Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Actions of Cordyceps sinensis.

Cordyceps sinensis, also called DongChongXiaCao (winter worm, summer grass) in Chinese, is becoming increasingly popular and important in the public...

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Vitamin C and Immune Function.

Vitamin C is an essential micronutrient for humans, with pleiotropic functions related to its ability to donate electrons. It is...

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Vitamin C supplementation in the critically ill: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:Low plasma levels of vitamin C are associated with adverse outcomes, including increased mortality, in critically ill patients. Several trials...

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Vitamin C in disease prevention and cure: an overview.

The recognition of vitamin C is associated with a history of an unrelenting search for the cause of the ancient...

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Vitamin C Function in the Brain: Vital Role of the Ascorbate Transporter (SVCT2)

Ascorbate (vitamin C) is a vital antioxidant molecule in the brain. However, it also has a number of other important...

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Norepinephrine and epinephrine responses to physiological and pharmacological stimulation in chronic fatigue syndrome.

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by fatigue lasting 6 months or longer. CFS has been associated with a disturbed...

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Vitamin C is an important cofactor for both adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla.

The adrenal gland is among the organs with the highest concentration of vitamin C in the body. Interestingly, both the...

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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...

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The role of vitamin C in the treatment of pain: new insights.

The vitamin C deficiency disease scurvy is characterised by musculoskeletal pain and recent epidemiological evidence has indicated an association between...

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