Diminished plasma levels of vitamin E in patients with severe viral hepatitis

Free Radical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 461-466

  Von Herbay, Alexandra ^a   Stahl, Wilhelm ^a   Niederau, Claus ^a   Von Laar, Jutta ^a   Strohmeyer, Georg ^a   Sies, Helmut ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Antioxidants; Free radicals; Liver; Oxidative stress; Viral hepatitis; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; FREE RADICAL; LIPID;

ADULT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029910927     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769609149068     Document Type: Article

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