Do serum uric acid levels reflect oxidative stress in the progression of ALS?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 294-

  Ikeda, Ken ^a   Kawabe, Kiyokazu ^a   Iwasaki, Yasuo ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OMORI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CREATININE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOWN-REGULATION; EMACIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; URIC ACID; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 70350620530     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.008     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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