"Ascorbic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant.
| Descriptor ID |
D001205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.844.107 D02.241.511.902.107 D09.811.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Ascorbic Acid- Ascorbic Acid
- Acid, Ascorbic
- L-Ascorbic Acid
- Acid, L-Ascorbic
- L Ascorbic Acid
- Vitamin C
Magnesium Ascorbate- Magnesium Ascorbate
- Ascorbate, Magnesium
- Magnesium di-L-Ascorbate
- Magnesium di L Ascorbate
- di-L-Ascorbate, Magnesium
- Magnesium Ascorbicum
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ascorbic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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A longitudinal study of pre-pregnancy antioxidant levels and subsequent perinatal outcomes in black and white women: The CARDIA Study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(2):e0229002.
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Efficacy of Pinus radiata bark extract and vitamin C combination product as a prophylactic therapy for recalcitrant migraine and long-term results. Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2013 Mar; 22(1):13-21.
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Antioxidant supplement use after breast cancer diagnosis and mortality in the Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) cohort. Cancer. 2012 Apr 15; 118(8):2048-58.
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Antioxidant vitamins and the risk of endometrial cancer: a dose-response meta-analysis. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Jul; 20(5):699-711.
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Dietary antioxidants, fruits, and vegetables and the risk of Barrett's esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jul; 103(7):1614-23; quiz 1624.
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The role of antioxidants and vitamin A in ovarian cancer: results from the Women's Health Initiative. Nutr Cancer. 2008; 60(6):710-9.
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Paraquat toxicity in a mouse embryonic stem cell model. Toxicol In Vitro. 2008 Mar; 22(2):515-24.
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Maternal diet during pregnancy and its association with medulloblastoma in children: a children's oncology group study (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2005 Sep; 16(7):877-91.
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Risks for frequent antimicrobial-treated infections in postmenopausal women. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2003 Feb; 15(1):12-8.
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Dietary vitamin C intake is inversely related to cough and wheeze in young smokers. Respir Med. 2003 Feb; 97(2):134-42.