Effect of a dietary supplement containing blueberry and sea buckthorn concentrate on antioxidant capacity in type 1 diabetic children

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-393

  Nemes Nagy, E ^a   Szocs Molnar T ^b   Dunca, I ^b   Balogh Samarghitan V ^a   Hobai, Şt ^a   Morar, R ^c   Pusta, D L ^c   Craciun E C ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b II Clinical Hospital of Pediatrics   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; C peptide; Diabetes mellitus; Glutathione peroxidase; Phytotherapy; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149092780     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: 15882683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.95.2008.4.5     Document Type: Article

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