Comparison of whole-blood glutathione peroxidase activity, levels of serum selenium, and lipid peroxidation in subjects from the fishing and rural communities of "Rabo de Peixe" village, San Miguel Island, The Azores' archipelago, Portugal

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-40

  Pavao M L ^a   Cordeiro, C ^a   Costa, A ^b   Raposo, J A ^b   Santos, M C ^c   Neve J ^d   Viegas Crespo, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b Centro de Atendimento À Toxicodependência CAT de Vila Real   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Glutathione peroxidase; Selenium; TBARS, The Azores

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SELENIUM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FISHING; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGING; AGRICULTURE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AZORES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SELENIUM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

MARTES;

EID: 0037961784     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:92:1:27     Document Type: Article

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