Elevated plasma levels of bilirubin in patients with neurotrauma reflect its pathophysiological role in free radical scavenging

In Vivo

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 855-860

  Dohi, Kenji ^a   Satoh, Kazue ^a   Ohtaki, Hirokazu ^a   Shioda, Seiji ^a   Miyake, Yasufumi ^a   Shindo, Masateru ^a   Aruga, Tohru ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bilirubin; Bioantioxidant potential (BAP); Electron spin resonance; ESR; Heme oxygenase; Hydroxyl radical; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BILIRUBIN; SCAVENGER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 23044454562     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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