Antioxidant status of bilirubin and uric acid in patients diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Douala

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1646-1649

  Bertrand, Kouam Eric ^a   Mathieu, Ndomou ^b   Inocent, Gouado ^b   Honore, Fotso Kuate ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^c Hopital Laquintinie   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bilirubin; Malaria; Uric acid oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIOXIDANT; BILIRUBIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMEROON; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BILIRUBIN; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; URIC ACID;

EID: 54049149416     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1646.1649     Document Type: Article

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