Evaluation of the oxidative stress in chronic alcoholics

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1568-1571

  Singh, Mamta ^a   Gupta, Seema ^b   Singhal, Udita ^c   Pandey, Rajesh ^d   Aggarwal, S K ^e  

^a NIMS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Government Medical College   (India)

^c PDM Dental College and Research Institute   (India)

^d MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^e Department of Pharmacy M B University   (India)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT); Glutathione (GSH); Malondialdehyde (MDA); Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84881498559     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5596.3210     Document Type: Article

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