The adrenal-vitamin C axis: from fish to guinea pigs and primates

Crit Care. 2019 Jan 28;23(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2332-x.

Authors

Michael H Hooper¹, Anitra Carr², Paul E Marik³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Av, Suite 410, Norfolk, VA, 23507, USA.
² Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand.
³ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Av, Suite 410, Norfolk, VA, 23507, USA. marikpe@evms.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cortisol; Stress response; Vitamin C.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Ascorbic Acid
Ascorbic Acid Deficiency*
Critical Illness
Guinea Pigs
Humans
Primates
Scurvy*

Substances

Ascorbic Acid