High maternal plasma antioxidant concentrations associated with preterm delivery

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 276-282

  Joshi, Sadhana R ^a   Mehendale, Savita S ^b   Dangat, Kamini D ^a   Kilari, Anitha S ^a   Yadav, Hemlata R ^a   Taralekar, Vaishali S ^b  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University   (India)

^b Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Oxidative stress; Preterm birth; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL PLASMA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149355944     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000189789     Document Type: Article

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