Purine catabolism in advanced carotid artery plaque

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 25, Issue 9-11, 2006, Pages 1291-1294

  Felici, C ^a   Ciari, I ^a   Terzuoli, L ^a   Porcelli, B ^a   Setacci, C ^a   Giubbolini, M ^a   Marinello, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Purine compounds; Sulphydryl groups; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; ALLOPURINOL; FREE RADICAL; HYPOXANTHINE; OXIPURINOL; URATE OXIDASE; URIC ACID; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PURINE METABOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLANTOIN; ALLOPURINOL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; FEMALE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; HYPOXANTHINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDANTS; OXYPURINOL; PURINES; URIC ACID; XANTHINE;

EID: 33750429313     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770600890772     Document Type: Article

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