Erythrocyte selenium-glutathione peroxidase activity is lower in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 793-798

  Yeǧin, Ayşenur ^a   Yeǧin, Haluk ^a   Alicigüzel, Yakup ^a   Deǧer, Necmi ^a   Semiz, Ender ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery stenosis; Selenium; Selenium dependent glutathione peroxidase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; SELENIUM;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0031454181     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.38.793     Document Type: Article

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