"Tocopherols" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A collective name for a group of closely related lipids that contain substitutions on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus and a long hydrocarbon chain of isoprenoid units. They are antioxidants by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen. Tocopherols react with the most reactive form of oxygen and protect unsaturated fatty acids from oxidation.
| Descriptor ID |
D024505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.909.750 D03.633.100.150.909.750
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| Concept/Terms |
E Vitamin E- E Vitamin E
- Vitamin E-mp
- Vitamin E mp
- Vitamin Emp
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tocopherols" by people in Profiles.
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Radioprotective efficacy of tocopherol succinate is mediated through granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. Cytokine. 2011 Nov; 56(2):411-21.
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Mobilized progenitor cells as a bridging therapy for radiation casualties: a brief review of tocopherol succinate-based approaches. Int Immunopharmacol. 2011 Jul; 11(7):842-47.
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Vitamin E succinate in combination with mda-7 results in enhanced human ovarian tumor cell killing through modulation of extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Cancer Lett. 2007 Sep 08; 254(2):217-26.