Lack of association between serum sialic acid levels and retinopathy in Type 2 diabetic patients

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Deepa, R ^a   Rema, M ^a   Mohan, V ^a  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Acute phase reactants; Diabetic retinopathy; Sialic acid; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; NEURAMINIC ACID; SIALIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0032170646     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(98)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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