Journal article
Plasma tocopherols and risk of cognitive impairment in an elderly Italian cohort
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence that vitamin E may preserve cognitive function in elderly subjects is conflicting. The most abundant and most investigated form of vitamin E in humans is alpha-tocopherol, but other antioxidant tocopherols (beta, gamma, and delta) exist in nature.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate plasma concentrations of the natural tocopherols and the tocopherol oxidation markers alpha-tocopherylquinone (alphaTQ) and …
Authors
Ravaglia G; Forti P; Lucicesare A; Pisacane N; Rietti E; Mangialasche F; Cecchetti R; Patterson C; Mecocci P
Journal
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 5, pp. 1306–1313
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 2008
DOI
10.1093/ajcn/87.5.1306
ISSN
0002-9165