Retinol, β-carotene and oxidative stress in systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Objective: patients suffering systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) constitute a group susceptible to elevated levels of oxidative stress. This study’s aim is to evaluate the state of oxidative stress and levels of serum retinol and β-carotene in these patients. Methods: forty-six patients...

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Main Authors: Carla Nogueira, Fernanda Borges, Edson Lameu, Carlos Franca, Cíntia Letícia da Silva Rosa, Andréa Ramalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2015-04-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000200116&lng=en&tlng=en