Circulating antioxidants in ulcerative colitis and their relationship to disease severity and activity

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 490-494

  Ramakrishna, B S ^a   Varghese, R ^a   Jayakumar, S ^a   Mathan, M ^a   Balasubramanian, K A ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Free radicals; Ulcerative colitis; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030797642     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00471.x     Document Type: Article

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