Antioxidant vitamins and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in full-term neonates
Objective: The mechanism by which glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency causes neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is not completely understood. However, the genetic disorder G6PD deficiency predisposes red blood cells to oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to establish the relationshi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2008-09-01
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Series: | GMS German Medical Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/en/gms/2008-6/000055.shtml |