Implications of free radicals and antioxidant levels in carcinoma of the breast: A never-ending battle for survival

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-150

  Sinha, R J ^a   Singh, R ^a   Mehrotra, S ^a   Singh, R K ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Breast neoplasms; Free radicals

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATALASE; FEMALE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749107801     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.49153     Document Type: Article

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