Redox status of plasma homocysteine and related aminothiols in smoking and nonsmoking young adults

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1997-1999

  Bergmark, Claes ^a   Mansoor, M Azam ^b   Svardal, Asbjörn ^c   De Faire, Ulf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTHIOL; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030833249     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.10.1997     Document Type: Article

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