Uric acid: An important antioxidant in acute ischaemic stroke

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 691-693

  Waring, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; SCAVENGER; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036800401     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/95.10.691     Document Type: Article

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