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Published on: August 24, 2011
Xanthine oxidase as a marker of myocardial infarction
Rashmi Raghuvanshi1, Aiki Kaul, Pushpa Bhakuni
1Department of Biochemistry, Lucknow University, 226 007 Lucknow.
Abstract:
In the present communication, we report remarkably elevated levels of xanthine oxidase activity in the blood of the patients with myocardial infarction when compared to age and sex matched healthy persons. Highly significant increase of malondialdehyde, serving as an index of lipid peroxidation and thus free radical mediated damage, has also been found in the patients. We propose the measurement of the blood levels of xanthine oxidase, a very simple, reliable and less time consuming method as an indicator of myocardial infarction.
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