The reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium by red blood cells: A measure of red cell membrane antioxidant capacity and hemoglobin-membrane binding sites

Free Radical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 605-620

  Demehin, Afolorunso ^a   Abugo, Omoefe ^b   Rifkind, Joseph ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antioxidant capacity; Hemoglobin; Membrane; Nitroblue tetrazolium; Red blood cells; Vitamin C (ascorbic acid); Vitamin E ( tocopherol)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0034926240     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760100300501     Document Type: Article

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