Uric acid: The oxidant-antioxidant paradox

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 27, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 608-619

  Sautin, Yuri Y ^a   Johnson, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic syndrome; Redox homeostasis; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; OXIDANTS; URIC ACID;

EID: 46749114345     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770802138558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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