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Functional analysis of two regulatory regions of the human Na+-dependent vitamin C transporter 2, SLC23A2, in human vascular smooth muscle cells

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Vitamin C: From Self-Sufficiency to Dietary Dependence in the Framework of Its Biological Functions and Medical Implications

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Regulation of vitamin C transporter in the type 1 diabetic mouse bone and bone marrow

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Up-regulation of the vitamin C transporter SVCT2 upon differentiation and depolarization of myotubes

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Quantitative analysis of ascorbic acid permeability of aquaporin 0 in the lens

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Intestinal Absorption of Water-Soluble Vitamins

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Cloning and Genomic Organization of the Mouse Gene Slc23a1 Encoding a Vitamin C Transporter

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Effect and proposed mechanism of vitamin C modulating amino acid regulation of autophagic proteolysis

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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection Inhibits Intestinal Ascorbic Acid Uptake via Dysregulation of Its Transporter Expression

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Histone deacetylase inhibitors regulate vitamin C transporter functional expression in intestinal epithelial cells

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Topological studies of hSVCT1, the human sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter and the influence of N-glycosylation on its intracellular targeting

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Free zinc inhibits transport of vitamin C in differentiated HL-60 cells during respiratory burst

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Vitamin C and Coronary Microcirculation

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Mitochondrial ascorbic acid is responsible for enhanced susceptibility of U937 cells to the toxic effects of peroxynitrite

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Dopamine-Induced Ascorbate Release From Retinal Neurons Involves Glutamate Release, Activation of AMPA/Kainate Receptors and Downstream Signaling Pathways

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Glyoxalate reductase/hydroxypyruvate reductase interacts with the sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter-1 to regulate cellular vitamin C homeostasis

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Dynamic aspects of ascorbic acid metabolism in the circulation: analysis by ascorbate oxidase with a prolonged in vivo half-life

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Human Placental Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transporter (SVCT2): Molecular Cloning and Transport Function

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Human Vitamin C (l-Ascorbic Acid) Transporter SVCT1

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