Serum selenium levels and blood glutathione peroxidase activities in vitiligo

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-303

  Beazley, W D ^a   Gaze, D ^a   Panske, A ^b   Panzig, E ^b   Schallreuter, K U ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalase; Glutathione peroxidase; Hydrogen peroxide; Serum selenium; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELENIUM; VITILIGO;

EID: 0032770031     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02980.x     Document Type: Article

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