Homocysteine levels and total antioxidant capacity in children with acute rheumatic fever

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 26-29

  Kurban, Sevil ^a   Mehmetoglu, Idris ^a   Oran, Bulent ^a   Kiyici, Aysel ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Children; Homocysteine; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDNISOLONE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SALICYLATES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36749032717     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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