Plasma nitrite/nitrate and total thiols as markers of nitric oxide production and oxidative stress in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic respiratory insufficiency

Medical Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 375-376

  Atzori, Luigi ^a   Cannas, Elisabetta ^a   Dettori, Tinuccia ^a   Dore, Maria ^b   Rosetti, Livia ^b   Congiu, Luigi ^a   Montaldo, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Binaghi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Chronic respiratory insufficiency; Nitrate; Nitrite; Oxidative stress; Thiols

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; THIOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0031849966     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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