γ-Tocotrienol, a vitamin E homolog, is a natriuretic hormone precursor
2,7,8-Trimethyl-2-(β-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxychroman (γ-CEHC), a metabolite of γ-tocopherol and γ-tocotrienol, was identified as a new endogenous natriuretic factor. However, γ-tocopherol and γ-tocotrienol, both precursors of γ-CEHC, have never directly been observed to have natriuretic potency. Thus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520337627 |