| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Vitamin C is a potent hydrophilic antioxidant able to scavenge free radicals and oxidative molecules such as hydroxyl radicals (.OH), superoxide anions (O2-), sulphydryl radicals, oxidized LDL. Vitamin C when acutely infused or chronically ingested, improves the defective endothelium-dependent vasodilation present in atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, and hypertension.
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