Vitamin C crosses the blood-brain barrier in the oxidized form through the glucose transporters. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of clinical investigation Dec 1997
- 2842-8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
0021-9738
10.1172/JCI119832 doi
Animals Ascorbic Acid--pharmacokinetics Autoradiography Blood-Brain Barrier Brain--diagnostic imaging Capillary Permeability Dehydroascorbic Acid--pharmacokinetics Deoxyglucose--pharmacology Glucose Transporter Type 1 Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Kinetics Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Monosaccharide Transport Proteins--metabolism Oxidation-Reduction Radiography Rats Rats, Inbred F344 Time Factors