Assessment of antioxidant enzyme activities in erythrocytes of pre-hypertensive and hypertensive women

Background: Few studies that have investigated hypertension have considered a state of oxidative stress that can contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and other hypertension induced organ damage. The aim of this study was to investigate whether pre-hypertension and hypertension status is...

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Main Authors: Farshad Amirkhizi, Fereydoun Siassi, Mahmoud Djalali, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2010;volume=15;issue=5;spage=270;epage=278;aulast=Amirkhizi