Evaluation of low molecular mass thiols content in carotid atherosclerotic plaques

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 796-801

  Zinellu, Angelo ^a,b   Lepedda Jr , Antonio ^a   Sotgia, Salvatore ^a   Zinellu, Elisabetta ^a   Scanu, Bastianina ^a   Turrini, Franco ^c   Spirito, Rita ^d   Deiana, Luca ^a   Formato, Marilena ^a   Carru, Ciriaco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi   (Italy)

^c Biologia   (Italy)

^d CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Plaque haemorrhage; Plaques; Thiols

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; CYSTEINYLGLYCINE; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; THIOL;

AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CYSTEINE; DIPEPTIDES; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 67349192596     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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