Elevated plasma homocysteine elicits an increase in antioxidant enzyme activity

Free Radical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-179

  Moat, Stuart J ^a   Bonham, James R ^b   Cragg, Ruth A ^a   Powers, Hilary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Endothelial dysfunction; Glutathione peroxidase; Homocysteine; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033957291     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760000300171     Document Type: Article

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