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Zinc and antioxidant vitamin deficiency in patients with severe sickle cell anemia
BACKGROUND: Patients with severe sickle cell anemia (SCA) have a higher potential for oxidative damage due to chronic redox imbalance in red blood cells that often leads to hemolysis, endothelial injury and recurrent vaso-occlusive episodes. This study evaluated the plasma levels of vitamins A, C an...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16521870 http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2006.17 |