A comparative study of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities and nitrate levels in vitiligo patients

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 636-640

  Hazneci, Ersoy ^a,b   Karabulut, Aysun Bay ^a   Öztürk, Çetin ^a   Batçioǧlu, Kadir ^a   Doǧan, Gürsoy ^a   Karaca, Şemsettin ^a   Eşrefoǧlu, Muammer ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATALASE; ENZYMES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITILIGO;

EID: 23844439732     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02027.x     Document Type: Article

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