The role of oxidants and antioxidants in generalized vitiligo

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-108

  Yildirim, Mehmet ^a   Baysal, Vahide ^a   Inaloz, H Serhat ^b,c   Kesici, Demet ^a   Delibas, Namik ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Oxidant; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTE; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; REDUCTION; VITILIGO;

EID: 0037300955     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00356.x     Document Type: Article

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