Erythrocyte glutathione balance and membrane stability during preeclampsia

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1049-1055

  Spickett, Corinne M ^a   Reglinski, John ^a   Smith, W Ewen ^a   Wilson, Rhoda ^b   Walker, James J ^b   McKillop, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1H spin echo NMR; Erythrocyte; Free radical; Glutathione balance; Membrane fragility; Oxidative stress; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0032053868     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(97)00362-6     Document Type: Article

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