Vitamin C holds a unique place in scientific and cultural history. In this book a group of leading scientific researchers describe new insights into the myriad ways vitamin C is employed during normal physiological functioning. In addition the text provides an extensive overview of the following: the rationale for utilizing vitamin C in the clinic updates on recent uses of vitamin C in cancer treatment through high-dose intravenous therapies the role vitamin C plays in the treatment of sepsis and infectious disease management of the ways vitamin C can improve stem cell differentiation as well as vitamin C use in other important health situations. Features Includes chapters from a team of leading international scholars Reviews the history and recent research on the functions benefits and uses of vitamin CFocuses special attention on the way vitamin C can be used in the treatment of cancers Discusses how vitamin C can be employed against infectious disease |Vitamin C New Biochemical and Functional Insights | Life Science
