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Vitamin C requirements in parenteral nutrition.

Gastroenterology

November 2009

Service of Adult Intensive Care Medicine and Burns Centre, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.

Some biochemical functions of vitamin C make it an essential component of parenteral nutrition (PN) and an important therapeutic supplement in other acute conditions. Ascorbic acid is a strong aqueous antioxidant and is a cofactor for several enzymes. The average body pool of vitamin C is 1.

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Objective: To test the dose response effect of infused fish oil (FO) rich in n-3 PUFAs on the inflammatory response to endotoxin (LPS) and on membrane incorporation of fatty acids in healthy subjects.

Design: Prospective, sequential investigation comparing three different FO doses.

Subjects: Three groups of male subjects aged 26.

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