Moderate levels of plasma uric acid could promote fracture healing

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 682-

  Donghui, M M Li ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; OXYGEN RADICAL; URIC ACID;

ARTHRITIS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOUT; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; STROKE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FRACTURE HEALING; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; URIC ACID;

EID: 77958476361     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.07.054     Document Type: Letter

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