Effect of sulfur baths on antioxidative defense systems, peroxide concentrations and lipid levels in patients with degenerative osteoarthritis

Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 216-220

  Ekmekcioglu, C ^a   Strauss Blasche, G ^a   Holzer, F ^b   Marktl, W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Kurzentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antioxidative status; Lipid levels; Peroxides; Sulfur; Sulfur baths

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SULFUR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZATION; REDUCTION;

EID: 0036381505     PISSN: 14247364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066031     Document Type: Article

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