The impact of therapeutic doses of paracetamol on serum total antioxidant capacity

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-294

  Nuttall, S L ^a   Khan, J N ^a   Thorpe, G H ^a   Langford, N ^a   Kendall, M J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Glutathione; Healthy volunteers; Oxidative stress; Paracetamol (acetaminophen); Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SERUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042881047     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2003.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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