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- Title
Does vitamin C deficiency result in impaired brain development in infants?
- Authors
Tveden-Nyborg, Pernille; Lykkesfeldt, Jens
- Abstract
Scurvy, the rare but potentially mortal manifestation of severe and prolonged lack of vitamin C, is often confused with hypovitaminosis C, i.e. the mere definition of vitamin C deficiency. While the latter condition can be diagnosed in millions, the clinical consequences (if they exist) remain largely unknown, since only a tiny fraction of those deficient in vitamin C actually develop clinical scurvy. Is hypovitaminosis C itself a problem at all then? Yes, it may well be in some cases. Recent data from our laboratory suggest that the neonatal brain is particularly susceptible to vitamin C deficiency and that this condition may adversely affect early brain development.
- Publication
Redox report : communications in free radical research, 2009, Vol 14, Issue 1, p2
- ISSN
1743-2928
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1179/135100009X392412