Does vitamin C deficiency result in impaired brain development in infants?
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Does vitamin C deficiency result in impaired brain development in infants? / Tveden-Nyborg, Pernille Yde; Lykkesfeldt, Jens.
In: Redox Report, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2009, p. 2-6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Does vitamin C deficiency result in impaired brain development in infants?
AU - Tveden-Nyborg, Pernille Yde
AU - Lykkesfeldt, Jens
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - 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 by us suggest that the neonatal brain is particularly susceptible to vitamin C deficiency and that this condition may adversely affect early brain development.
AB - 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 by us suggest that the neonatal brain is particularly susceptible to vitamin C deficiency and that this condition may adversely affect early brain development.
KW - Former LIFE faculty
KW - vitamin c
KW - deficiency
KW - brain development
U2 - 10.1179/135100009X392412
DO - 10.1179/135100009X392412
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19161672
VL - 14
SP - 2
EP - 6
JO - Redox Report
JF - Redox Report
SN - 1351-0002
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 8116576