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Supplemental ascorbate and exercise-induced IL-6 metabolism: focus on Fenton chemistry and redox-regulation of vascular homeostasis

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Bailey, D.M. Supplemental ascorbate and exercise-induced IL-6 metabolism: focus on Fenton chemistry and redox-regulation of vascular homeostasis. Eur J Appl Physiol 94, 487–489 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-005-1346-z

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