Whole blood total, reduced and oxidized ascorbic acid levels in Saudi patients with chronic renal failure: Influence of gender and chronic haemodialysis

Medical Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 343-347

  Al Ghamdi, J M ^a   Al Jafari, A A ^a   Alhomida, A S ^b   Sobki, S H ^b   Al Sulaiman, M H ^b   Al Khader, A A ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid levels; Chronic renal failure

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031807795     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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