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Simultaneous Measurement of Superoxide/Hydrogen Peroxide and NADH Production by Flavin-containing Mitochondrial Dehydrogenases
Published on: February 24, 2018
Superoxide dismutase in the erythrocytes of acute alcoholics during detoxification
H K Rooprai1, O E Pratt, G K Shaw
1Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
Abstract:
The activity of erythrocyte superoxide dismutase in acute alcoholic patients on admission does not form a single population but clusters in two groups either above or below the normal range. The values in both groups revert towards the normal after a week of treatment. The divergent activities of this free radical scavenging enzyme between the two groups could not be explained by differences in age, haematology or liver function tests but are likely to be acute responses, possibly to diverse drinking patterns in the period immediately preceding admission.
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