Determination of total antioxidant status (TAS) as a biochemical parameter in control of workers' health

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-382

  Jozanov Stankov, Olga ^a   Durić, Jovanka ^a   Dobutović, Branislava ^a   Isenović, Esma R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant status; Antioxidative defense; Daytona automatic chemical analyzer; Health control; Oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949523773     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0903375J     Document Type: Article

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