Glutathione peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.9) and superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1) activities in riboflavin-deficient rats infected with Plasmodium berghei malaria

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 305-309

  Adelekan, D A ^a   Thurnham, D I ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutathione peroxidase; Malaria; Riboflavin; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; RIBOFLAVIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RAT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 0031937805     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980048     Document Type: Article

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