Thiol metabolism in preterm infants during the first week of life

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 649-658

  Ahola, Terhi ^a   Levonen, A L ^b   Fellman, V ^a,c   Lapatto, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Cysteine; Glucose 6 phosphatedehydrogenase; Glutamate cysteine ligase; Glutathione reductase; Glutathione transferase; Glutathione, glutathione peroxidase; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CYSTEINE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE;

EID: 7044222381     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510410002959     Document Type: Article

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