Increased levels of erythrocyte glutathione in acute myocardial infarction: An antioxidant defence

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 254-258

  Iqbal, M P ^a   Ishaq, M ^b   Mehboobali, N ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 3142523261     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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