Glutathione reductase activity, riboflavin status, and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 837-840

  Mulherin, Diarmuid M ^a   Thurnham, David I ^b   Situnayake, R Deva ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutathione reductase; Rheumatoid arthritis; Riboflavin deficiency

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029828024     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.11.837     Document Type: Article

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