Sentences with phrase «sub-clinical scurvy»

Linus Pauling looked at weakened arteries as a form of low level or sub-clinical scurvy and realized the importance of ascorbic acid vitamin C for healing internal arterial wall damage, where the inflammation occurs.

This tiny particle is able to slip under the sub-clinical scurvy weakened epithelial surface of the inner arterial walls and start collecting fibrous matter while inhibiting the plasmin enzyme production that serves to dissolve clotting.