Respiratory diseases in children are associated with increased serum free radical scavenging activity

Medical Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 357-359

  Batra, Sanjay ^a,b   Ray, Gibanananda ^a   Singh, Saroj K ^a   Kumari, Sudarshan ^b   Ravi, Ravindra N M ^b   Tandon, Anita ^b  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Hyaline membrane disease; Malonyldialdehyde; Meconium aspiratory syndrome; Respiratory distress; Transient tachypnea

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TACHYPNEA;

EID: 0031806945     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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