Obesity is an independent risk factor for plasma lipid peroxidation and depletion of erythrocyte cytoprotectic enzymes in humans

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1159-1164

  Olusi, S O ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Copper; Erythrocyte; Glutathione peroxidase; Obesity; Plasma malondialdehyde; Superoxide dismutase; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ERYTHROCYTE ENZYME; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL PROTECTION; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CREATININE; CYTOPROTECTION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036732527     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802066     Document Type: Article

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