Theoretical mechanistic basis of oxidants of methaemoglobin formation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 312-320

  Akintonwa, D A A ^a  

^a CTMB   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLPHENYLHYDRAZINE; ANILINE; AROMATIC AMINE; CHLORATE; CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE; FERRIC ION; FERRICYANIDE; FERROUS ION; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYDROXYLAMINE; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROBENZENE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; SULFANILAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ELECTRON; ENERGY; ERYTHROCYTE; LEUKOCYTE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ARENE;

EID: 0034018314     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1999.0838     Document Type: Article

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