Chronic Supplementation With a Mitochondrial Antioxidant (MitoQ) Improves Vascular Function in Healthy Older Adults

Overview

Journal Hypertension

Date 2018 Apr 18

PMID 29661838

Citations 185

Authors

Matthew J Rossman

Jessica R Santos-Parker

Chelsea A C Steward

Nina Z Bispham

Lauren M Cuevas

Hannah L Rosenberg

Kayla A Woodward

Michel Chonchol

Rachel A Gioscia-Ryan

Michael P Murphy

Douglas R Seals

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Abstract

Clinical Trial Registration: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02597023.

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