Serum homocysteine and total antioxidant status in vitiligo: A case control study in indian population

Background: Oxidative stress is considered as an initial pathogenic event in melanocyte destruction. These free radicals are scavenged by antioxidants, whose sum of activity in serum is measured by total antioxidant status (TAS). In addition, homocysteine (Hcy) may mediate melanocyte destruction via...

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Main Authors: Shikha Gupta, Paschal D'souza, Tapan Kumar Dhali, Sarika Arora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2016;volume=61;issue=2;spage=131;epage=136;aulast=Gupta