Levels of non enzymatic antioxidants in down syndrome

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1473-1476

  Mehar Sulthana, S ^a   Nandha Kumar, S ^a   Sridhar, M G ^a   Vishnu Bhat, B ^a   Ramachandra Rao, K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal analysis; Oxidative stress; Reduced glutathione (GSH); Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD 1); Total antioxidant status (TAS)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRISOMY 21;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84870385238     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-012-0795-8     Document Type: Article

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