Determination of low-molecular-mass antioxidant concentrations in human respiratory tract lining fluids

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 2 20-2, 1999, Pages

  Van Der Vliet, Albert ^a,b   O'Neill, Charles A ^a,c   Cross, Carroll E ^a   Koostra, John M ^a   Volz, William G ^a   Halliwell, Barry ^a,d,e   Louie, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ascotbate; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Epithelial lining fluid; Glutathione; Nasal lavage; Urate; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; OZONE; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TOBACCO SMOKE; URATE; UREA;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CYTOLYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0032996956     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1999.276.2.l289     Document Type: Article

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