Effect of vitamin C supplementation on reduced glutathione and malondialdehyde in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 327, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 187-188

  Miglani, Anita ^a,b   Siwach, S B ^a   Seth, R K ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 1842867195     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(02)00345-5     Document Type: Letter

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