Antioxidant enzyme levels in the erythrocytes of riboflavin-deficient and Trichinella spiralis-infected rats

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 480-485

  Tumkiratiwong, Panas ^a   Tungtrongchitr, Rungsunn ^a,b   Migasena, Panata ^a   Pongpaew, Praneet ^a   Rojekittikhun, Wichit ^a   Vudhivai, Niyomsri ^a   Tungtrongchitr, Anchalee ^a   Phonrat, Benjaluck ^b   Nuamtanong, Supaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; OXYGEN RADICAL; RIBOFLAVIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 0347600797     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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