Is vitamin E an antioxidant, a regulator of signal transduction and gene expression, or a 'junk' food? Comments on the two accompanying papers: "Molecular mechanism of alpha-tocopherol action" by A. Azzi and "Vitamin E, antioxidant and nothing more" by M. Traber and J. Atkinson

Free Radic Biol Med. 2007 Jul 1;43(1):2-3. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.05.016.
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Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / metabolism*
  • Food*
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Signal Transduction
  • Vitamin E / metabolism*
  • alpha-Tocopherol / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Vitamin E
  • alpha-Tocopherol