Viral load is a negative predictor of antioxidant levels in hepatitis C patients

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 686-689

  Grønbæk, Karin ^a,b   Sonne, Jesper ^c   Ring Larsen, Helmer ^a   Poulsen, Henrik Enghusen ^d   Friis, Henrik ^d   Krarup, Henrik Bygum ^e  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDICTION; SMOKING; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 25444459122     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410021027     Document Type: Article

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