Some fruit juices as environmental sickling agents

World Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 98-104

  Nwaoguikpe, R N ^a   Braide, W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Environmental sickling agents; Fe 2+ Fe 3+ ratio; Fruits juices; Hemoglobin polymerization; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; HEMOGLOBIN S; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHENYLALANINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CATION EXCHANGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERROUS ION FERRIC ION RATIO; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT JUICE; GRAPEFRUIT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMOGLOBIN POLYMERIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LEMON; LIME (FRUIT); MALE; MANDARIN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT DEGRADATION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PAPAYA; PH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SWEET ORANGE;

EID: 84856350044     PISSN: 18173055     EISSN: 19904061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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