Tai chi diminishes oxidative stress in mexican older adults

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 642-646

  Rosado Perez J ^a   Santiago Osorio, E ^a   Ortiz, R ^b   Mendoza Nunez V M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Oxidative stress; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEPARIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SAMPLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAI CHI;

EID: 85027921336     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0029-9     Document Type: Article

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